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Kidney function and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in women: a prospective cohort study
British Medical Journal, 07/08/09

Kurth T et al. - In this large cohort of women, a glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease death but not other cardiovascular disease events or non-cardiovascular disease mortality. The authors observed no increase in risk of any of the outcomes among women with less severe impairment of kidney function.

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