Hospitalization Rates in Older Adults With Albuminuria: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Albuminuria is highly prevalent among older adults, especially those with diabetes. It is associated with several chronic diseases, but its overall impact on the health of older adults, as measured by hospitalization, has not been quantified.

Method

We followed up 3,110 adults, mean age 78 years, for a median 9.75 years, of whom 654 (21%) had albuminuria (≥30 mg albumin/gram creatinine) at baseline. Poisson regression models, adjusted for cardiovascular, renal, and demographic factors, were used to evaluate the association of albuminuria with all-cause and cause-specific hospitalizations, as defined by ICD, version 9, categories.

Results

The rates of hospitalization per 100 patient-years were 65.85 for participants with albuminuria and 37.55 for participant

SUBMITTER: Barzilay JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7662181 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature