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Grant Support: By the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2012CB517600, No. 2012CB517606), National Key Technology R&D Program (2011BA I10B04, 2013BAI09B04).

Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M14-1030.

Reproducible Research Statement:Study protocol: Available at www.annals.org. Statistical code: Available from Dr. Zhang at [email protected]. Data set: not available.

Corresponding Author: Zhihong Liu, MD, National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210016, China; e-mail, [email protected].

Current Author Addresses: Drs. Zhihong Liu, Zhang, Hu, Zhengzhao Liu, Bao, Zeng, and Zhou: National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, China, 210016.

Dr. Zhangsuo Liu: The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, 450052.

Dr. Xing: The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, China, 210029.

Dr. Fu: West China Hospital, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, China, 610041.

Dr. Ni: Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, China, 200127.

Dr. Jianghua Chen: The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310003.

Dr. Lin: The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, NO 222, Zhongshan Road, Dalian, China, 116011.

Dr. Fuyou Liu: The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha, Hunan, China, 410011.

Dr. Yongcheng He: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, 3002 West Sungang Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China, 518035.

Dr. Yani He: Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 10 Changjiangzhilu Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China, 400042.

Dr. Miao: The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Ziqiang Street 218, Changchun, China, 130041.

Dr. Nan Chen: Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 RuiJin Er Lu, Shanghai, China, 200025.

Dr. Li: The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 102 Youyi North Street, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, 050081.

Dr. Gu: Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040.

Dr. Shi: Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, China, 510080.

Author Contributions: Conception and design: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, Zhangsuo Liu. P. Fu.

Analysis and interpretation of the data: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, Zhangsuo Liu, P. Fu, Zhengzhao Liu, H. Bao, C. Zeng.

Drafting of the article: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, P. Fu, H. Bao, C. Zeng.

Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, Zhangsuo Liu, P. Fu, Zhengzhao Liu, H. Bao, C. Zeng, M. Zhou.

Final approval of the article: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, Zhangsuo Liu, C. Xing, P. Fu, Z. Ni, J. Chen, H. Lin, F. Liu, Yani He, L. Miao, N. Chen, Y. Gu, W. Shi, W. Hu, H. Bao, C. Zeng, M. Zhou.

Provision of study materials or patients: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, C. Xing, P. Fu, Z. Ni, J. Chen, H. Lin, F. Liu, Yongcheng He, Yani He, L. Miao, N. Chen, Y. Li, Y. Gu, W. Shi, W. Hu, Zhengzhao Liu, C. Zeng.

Statistical expertise: P. Fu, M. Zhou.

Obtaining of funding: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, P. Fu.

Administrative, technical, or logistic support: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, Zhengzhao Liu.

Collection and assembly of data: Zhihong Liu, H. Zhang, Zhangsuo Liu, C. Xing, P. Fu, J. Chen, H. Lin, F. Liu, Yongcheng He, N. Chen, W. Hu, Zhengzhao Liu, C. Zeng.