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A wide body of evidence supports that abnormalities of glucose
metabolism are related with the development if CKD. However,
associations have mainly been identified through cross-sectional
studies; longitudinal data associating indices of glucose metabolisms
and CKD are limited. In addition, few studies have examined if any
single index of glucose metabolism is superior for predicting the
development of CKD. Thus, the purpose of this study was to use
longitudinal data to investigate associations between glucose metabolism
indices and CKD in a Chinese population, and determine which index is
superior for predicting CKD.