Mortality and Resource Use Among Individuals With Chronic Kidney Disease or Cancer in Alberta, Canada, 2004-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although the public is aware that cancer is associated with excess mortality and adverse outcomes, the clinical consequences of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not well understood.

Objective

To compare the clinical consequences of incident severe CKD and the first diagnosis with a malignant tumor, focusing on the 10 leading causes of cancer in men and women residing in Canada.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study enrolled individuals aged 19 years and older with severe CKD or certain types of cancer between 2004 and 2015 in Alberta, Canada. Data were analyzed in November 2021.

Exposures

Individuals were categorized as having severe CKD (based on estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 or nephrotic albu

SUBMITTER: Tonelli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8790674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature