Open AccessSystolic BP and Mortality in Older Adults with CKD
Author(s) -
Jessica Weiss,
Dawn Peters,
Xiuhai Yang,
Amanda F. Petrik,
David H. Smith,
Eric S. Johnson,
Micah L. Thorp,
Cynthia D. Morris,
Ann M. O’Hare
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.11391114
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , cohort , population , cohort study , young adult , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology
Optimal BP targets for older adults with CKD are unclear. This study sought to determine whether a nonlinear relationship between BP and mortality-as described for the broader CKD population and for older adults in the general population-is present for older adults with CKD.
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