Competing Risks of Fracture and Death in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine whether chronic kidney disease (CKD) at any stage is associated with fracture risk after adjusting for competing mortality and to determine whether age or race modify the relationship between CKD and fracture risk.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national healthcare system.

Participants

Men receiving VA primary care aged 65 and older with no history of fracture or osteoporosis therapy (N = 712, 918).

Measurements

We determined CKD stage from baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Participants were followed for up to 10 years for occurrence of any fracture or death. We ascertained fractures and covariates from VA medical records and Medicare claims.

Results

Of the 356

SUBMITTER: Hall RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5849495 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature