Association of impaired kidney function with mortality in rural Uganda: results of a general population cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association between baseline kidney function and subsequent all-cause mortality.

Design and setting

A general population-based cohort study from rural Uganda.

Participants

People aged 18 years and above with measured baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), recruited from survey rounds in 2011-2012 or 2014-2015 and followed up to March 2019.

Outcome measure

The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, identified through reports from community health workers and verified by verbal autopsy. The association between baseline eGFR category and mortality was determined using multivariable Cox regression.

Results

Of 5812 participants in both rounds, we included 5678 (97.7%) participants with kidney function and mortality

SUBMITTER: Kalyesubula R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045120 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature