The greatest mortality differences between women and men with stage 5 CKD occurred at ages younger than 65 years. In the general population, women tend to outlive men of the same age. However, among ...

Observational study data suggest that SGLT2 inhibitor use reduces risks for kidney and cardiovascular events even in patients with an eGFR less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 who have type 2 diabetes.

Vitamin C deficiency and inadequacy were common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly those with CKD stage 4 or 5 and those undergoing dialysis. Even in otherwise healthy ...

A high-risk cohort of beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 have a profile similar to patients with CKD stages 4 and 5, indicating potential benefit of earlier nephrology ...

at least every 3 months in patients with CKD stage 3–5 (not on dialysis) and CKD stage 5 on peritoneal dialysis at least monthly in patients with CKD stage 5 on hemodialysis Since the guidelines also ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of patients with CKD stages 3 to 5, 45.8% of Black adults were reclassified to more advanced stages. Overall, 44 ...

Worries that urate-lowering therapy (ULT) could speed renal failure in patients with gout and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are unfounded, data from Great Britain indicated. In a so-called "target ...

The authors developed an algorithm that uses medical claims to identify patients with chronic kidney disease who are at greatest risk of being hospitalized within 90 days. Objectives: Patients with ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to gradual kidney damage that reduces the kidneys’ ability to filter blood. CKD progresses through stages 1 to 5. Stage 4 CKD is the final stage before complete ...