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Cognitive Function and the Risk of Death in Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Kalani L. Raphael,
Guo Wei,
Tom Greene,
Bradley C. Baird,
Srinivasan Beddhu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000334872
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , population , hazard ratio , dialysis , cognition , proportional hazards model , cause of death , gerontology , physical therapy , disease , psychiatry , confidence interval , environmental health
Cognitive impairment is a risk factor for death in dialysis patients and the general population. We sought to determine if cognitive impairment is associated with death in people with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD), and if so, whether this relationship is greater in the CKD population compared to the general population.

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