CKD-Associated Pruritus and Clinical Outcomes in Nondialysis CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Itching is a frequent symptom experienced by people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated the associations of CKD-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) with clinical outcomes.

Study design

This was a longitudinal cohort study.

Setting & participants

Patients from Brazil, France, and the United States enrolled in the Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (CKDopps) from 2013 to 2021, an international prospective cohort study of adults with nondialysis dependent CKD, and an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60 mL/min/1.73 m² were included.

Exposure

CKD-aP was self-reported by response to the question: "During the past 4 weeks, to what extent were you bothered by itchy skin?"

Outcomes

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SUBMITTER: Scherer JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10788264 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature