Dietary patterns and risk of death and progression to ESRD in individuals with CKD: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutrition is linked strongly with health outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, few studies have examined relationships between dietary patterns and health outcomes in persons with CKD.

Study design

Observational cohort study.

Setting & participants

3,972 participants with CKD (defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or albumin-creatinine ratio ≥ 30 mg/g at baseline) from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study, a prospective cohort study of 30,239 black and white adults at least 45 years of age.

Predictors

5 empirically derived dietary patterns identified by factor analysis: "convenience" (Chinese and Mexican foods, pizza, and other mixed dishes), "plant-based" (fruits and v

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4111976 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature