Aging and decreased glomerular filtration rate: An elderly population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although a reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in old people has been attributed to physiologic aging, it may be associated with kidney disease or superimposed comorbidities. This study aims to assess the prevalence of decreased GFR in a geriatric population in a developing country and its prevalence in the absence of simultaneous diseases.

Study design and methods

This is a cross-sectional study of data from the Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento cohort study (SABE study[Health, Well-Being and Aging]), a multiple cohorts study. A multistage cluster sample composed of 1,253 individuals representative of 1,249,388 inhabitants of São Paulo city aged ≥60 years in 2010 was analyzed. The participants answered a survey on socio-demographic factors and health, had bl

SUBMITTER: Abdulkader RCRM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736213 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature