Causes of death across categories of estimated glomerular filtration rate: The Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements (SCREAM) project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Reduced kidney function increases the risk of death, but there is limited information on causes of death across stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to identify leading causes of death in community-dwelling individuals with differing kidney function.

Methods

Observational analysis from SCREAM, a healthcare utilization cohort of Stockholm, Sweden. We included all individuals who died during 2006-2012 and had one serum creatinine measured in the year prior to death. Using the CKD-EPI formula, we calculated eGFR and stratified individuals according to CKD stages. Causes of death were classified as cardiovascular (CVD), cancer, infection and other, using ICD-10 codes. We compared age- and sex-adjusted differences in the proportions of deaths from each ca

SUBMITTER: Runesson B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334920 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature