CKD Awareness in the General Population: Performance of CKD-Specific Questions.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Data from patients in one delivery system have suggested that the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) awareness differs by how the question is asked. We examined the sensitivity and specificity of different CKD awareness questions among diverse community-dwelling adults who were not necessarily engaged in primary care to determine the generalizability of prior results.

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting & participants

Participants in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the Life Span (HANDLS) Study.

Predictor

CKD awareness, ascertained using 5 different questions.

Outcome

Sensitivity and specificity of each awareness question, using laboratory results as the gold standard.

Analytic approach

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SUBMITTER: Tuot DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380399 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature