Open AccessFrailty Prevalence in Younger End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Dialysis and Transplantation
Author(s) -
Nadia M. Chu,
Xiaomeng Chen,
Silas P. Norman,
Jessica Fitzpatrick,
Stephen M. Sozio,
Bernard G. Jaar,
Alena Frey,
Michelle M. Estrella,
Xue Qin,
Rulan S. Parekh,
Dorry L. Segev,
Mara McAdamsDeMarco
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1159/000508576
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , hemodialysis , kidney disease , transplantation , odds ratio , end stage renal disease , kidney transplantation , gerontology
Frailty, originally characterized in community-dwelling older adults, is increasingly being studied and implemented for adult patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) of all ages (>18 years). Frailty prevalence and manifestation are unclear in younger adults (18-64 years) with ESKD; differences likely exist based on whether the patients are treated with hemodialysis (HD) or kidney transplantation (KT).