Incident chronic kidney disease among Canadian immigrants: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A 'healthy immigrant effect' has been demonstrated for a number of chronic health conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and dementia; however, the link between immigrant status and kidney health remains uncertain. We sought to compare the risk for incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) between Canadian immigrants and non-immigrants.

Methods

We conducted a population-level, observational cohort study of all adult (≥18 years of age) Ontario residents, including foreign-born immigrant Canadian citizens and non-immigrant Canadian citizens by birth, with normal baseline kidney function (outpatient estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥70 mL/min/1.73 m²) between 1 April 2007 and 30 September 2020 using provincial health admini

SUBMITTER: Olaye IE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816695 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature