CKD Progression Risk and Subsequent Cause of Death: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a prevalent condition with high mortality rates. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is accepted as the leading cause of death in CKD, but data are limited, and no study has evaluated the cause of death in those with progressive CKD versus stable kidney function.

Study design

Retrospective cohort.

Setting & participants

Adults receiving primary care at M Health Fairview (MHFV) after December 31, 2012, with linked Minnesota Death Index data before December 31, 2019, were included. A second cohort was created from adult participants in the 1996-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) linked with the National Death Index through 2015. Individuals with kidney replacement therapy at baseline were exclude

SUBMITTER: Rai NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10034498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature