Baseline Characteristics of the DISCOVER CKD Prospective Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Real-world data from patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are limited, particularly regarding clinical management, treatment patterns and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the context of new therapies and updated standard of care guidelines.

Methods

DISCOVER CKD is an observational cohort study enrolling adult patients with CKD, defined by an International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision code, or with two estimated glomerular filtration rate measures < 75 ml/min/1.73 m² recorded 91-730 days apart. We describe the demographics, baseline characteristics and patient-reported outcomes of patients enrolled in the prospective phase.

Results

Of 1052 patients (mean age 62.5 years; 36.9% female) enrolled from the USA, UK, Spain,

SUBMITTER: Pollock C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11868141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature