Exploring reasons for state-level variation in incidence of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI-D) in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is considerable state-level variation in the incidence of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI-D). However, little is known about reasons for this geographic variation.

Methods

National cross-sectional state-level ecological study based on State Inpatient Databases (SID) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 2011. We analyzed 18 states and six chronic health conditions (diabetes mellitus [diabetes], hypertension, chronic kidney disease [CKD], arteriosclerotic heart disease [ASHD], cancer (excluding skin cancer), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]). Associations between each of the chronic health conditions and AKI-D incidence was assessed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression adjusting for mean age, th

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7418406 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature