The authors reply

We appreciate the interest Soler et  al. show in our article.1 Their letter2 introduces important details regarding the relationship between age and nephron loss, suggesting age could be a confounding factor in our analyses. Age was not initially included in our models as the Assessment, Serial Evaluation, and Subsequent Sequelae Aft er Acute Kidney Injury (ASSESS-AKI) study was a matched cohort study, wherein the age category was part of the set of matching characteristics.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research