Hypertension, cardiovascular disease and cause of death in Danish living kidney donors: matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to investigate the long-term absolute risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease after kidney donation in living kidney donors.

Design

Living kidney donors were matched to 10 controls from the general population.

Setting

Multiple Danish national registries were used to identify living kidney donors from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2017 nationwide.

Participants

1262 living kidney donors and 12 620 controls.

Main outcome measures

Hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Results

The median age of living kidney donors was 52 (men 43%). Hypertension developed in 50 (4%) and 231 (1.8%) with a median follow-up of 7 years (IQR 3.3-12.1 years with a maximum follow-up of 22 years) and 6.9 years (IQR 3.2-11.7 years and ma

SUBMITTER: Chaudry M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7654106 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature