The association and contribution of gender-related characteristics to prevalent chronic kidney disease in women and men in a multi-ethnic population - The HELIUS study.

ABSTRACT: In chronic kidney disease (CKD), prevalence differences between sexes have been reported. While biological factors have been investigated, research on sociocultural factors is scarce. We explore the extent gender-related characteristics associate with, and contribute to, CKD prevalence in women and men in a multi-ethnic population. Cross-sectional analyses were performed on data of 12,221 women and 8,930 men aged 18-70 years across six ethnic groups from the HELIUS Study. Using age-, education-, and ethnicity adjusted Poisson regression, we determined associations between time spent on housework; primary earner status; employment status; and occupational segregation, and CKD. Population attributable fractions estimated the contribution to CKD and the extent traditional CKD risk factors exp

SUBMITTER: Vosters TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877908 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature