Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal Function

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Letters3 July 2001Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal FunctionSara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma, MD, Wilbert M.T. Janssen, MD, PhD, and Paul E. de Jong, MD, PhDSara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma, MDUniversity Hospital Groningen; 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands (Pinto-Sietsma, Janssen, de Jong)Search for more papers by this author, Wilbert M.T. Janssen, MD, PhDUniversity Hospital Groningen; 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands (Pinto-Sietsma, Janssen, de Jong)Search for more papers by this author, and Paul E. de Jong, MD, PhDUniversity Hospital Groningen; 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands (Pinto-Sietsma, Janssen, de Jong)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-1-200107030-00035 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We appreciate the interest in our recent article on smoking and renal abnormalities in nondiabetic persons. As Drs. Mehler and Estacio point out, smoking has been found to have adverse effects on renal function not only in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus but also in those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (1). We agree with their plea that physicians should strongly encourage cessation of smoking in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Our finding that smoking is also associated with both albuminuria and renal function changes in patients without diabetes argues that smoking has renal effects independent ...References1. Mehler P, Jeffers B, Biggerstaff S, Schrier R. Smoking as a risk factor for nephropathy in non–insulin-dependent diabetics. J Gen Intern Med. 1998;13:842-5. [PMID: 9844083] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Monster TBM, Janssen WMT, de Jong PE, de Jong-den Berg LTW. Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy are associated with microalbuminuria. Arch Intern Med. [In press] Google Scholar3. Kellogg JH. Tobaccoism. Battle Creek, MI: Modern Medicine Publishing; 1922. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University Hospital Groningen; 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands (Pinto-Sietsma, Janssen, de Jong) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSmoking Is Related to Albuminuria and Abnormal Renal Function in Nondiabetic Persons Sara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma , Jaap Mulder , Wilbert M.T. Janssen , Hans L. Hillege , Dick de Zeeuw , and Paul E. de Jong Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal Function Philip S. Mehler and Raymond Estacio Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal Function Stephen J. Jay Metrics 3 July 2001Volume 135, Issue 1Page: 68KeywordsHormone replacement therapyHypertensionKidneysMicroalbuminuriaObesityOral contraceptive therapyRenal diseasesSmoking cessationType 1 diabetesType 2 diabetes ePublished: 3 July 2001 Issue Published: 3 July 2001 CopyrightCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...