Relationship between sex and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant health challenge associated with high cardiovascular mortality risk. Historically, cardiovascular mortality risk has been found to higher in men than women in the general population. However, recent research has highlighted that this risk may be similar or even higher in women than men in the CKD population. To address the inconclusive and inconsistent evidence regarding this relationship between sex and cardiovascular mortality within CKD patients, a systematic review and meta-analysis of articles published between January 2004 and October 2020 using PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Scopus and Cochrane databases was performed. Forty-eight studies were included that reported cardiovascular mortality among adult men relative to women with 95% confidence

SUBMITTER: Shajahan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8274915 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature