Social isolation in chronic kidney disease and the role of mobility limitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with multiple comorbidities, hospitalizations and mortality. In older adults, social isolation and poor mobility contribute to these outcomes. We tested the hypothesis that a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <45 mL/min/1.73 m² (CKD Stages 3b-5) is associated with social isolation and that mobility limitation is a key driver of social isolation in patients with CKD.

Methods

Data from 9119 participants, ages 57-107 years, from the 2016 wave of the Health and Retirement Study's Venous Blood Study were used for this cross-sectional analysis. Kidney function measured by estimated GFR (eGFR) was the predictor and patients were classified as CKD Stages 3b-5 or non-CKD Stages 3b-5 (eGFR ≤45 or >45 mL/min/1.73 m^2</

SUBMITTER: Moorthi RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6671555 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature