Lifestyle Factors and Indices of Kidney Function in the Framingham Heart Study
Author(s) -
Meredith C. Foster,
ShihJen Hwang,
Joseph M. Massaro,
Paul F. Jacques,
Caroline S. Fox,
Audrey Y. Chu
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.1159/000430868
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney disease , prospective cohort study , quartile , framingham heart study , odds ratio , cohort , demography , framingham risk score , gerontology , confidence interval , disease , sociology
Lifestyle characteristics are modifiable factors that could be targeted as part of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevention. We sought to determine the association of lifestyle characteristics with incident estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) and rapid eGFR decline in older adults in the United States.
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