Discussion In a large primary care cohort from a temperate climate zone, we did not find an association between ambient temperatures and kidney function. A marginal inverse association in highly vulnerable pati
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Comparison of CT volumetry versus nuclear renography for predicting remaining kidney function after uninephrectomy in living kidney donors Sang Hun Eum1, Hanbi Lee1, Eun Jeong Ko1,2, Hyuk Jin Cho3, Chul Woo Yang1,2 & ...
Average difference in annual percent change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in predefined subgroups of CKD patients by baseline nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) status (n = 1,326). *Expected annual percent changes were derived from linear mixed effects models for log-tra...
Liver and kidney transplant status was determined by chart review, and the date of most recent transplant was recorded. Race was determined by self-report. Patients who underwent liver or kidney transplantation were excluded because of instability of kidney function at the time of kidney or liver ...
Levels of kidney function examined as either serum creatinine level or estimated GFR were not significantly associated with any of the measures of resource utilization evaluated in the current study. This is in contrast to the study by Holland and Lam, which noted that patients with serum creatinin...
kidney failure was a certain death sentence. However, the invention of dialysis, along with the practical methods needed to administer it on an ongoing basis, now makes it possible for such people to live relatively normal lives for years or even decades after their kidneys cease to function. ...
Percent of Patients with CKD. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110535.g002 in the True Positive group were less likely to currently smoke and more likely to have previously smoked. With respect to the self-reported presence of CKD, few patients in the True Negative and False ...
Cellular function can be affected by a variety of micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals. Vitamin D's role in geroprotection, as detailed in this review, is explored through its impact on cellular mechanisms, including intracellular processes, and its promotion of an immune response that ...
(ACEI/ARB) use, number of outpatient eGFR measurements, number of hospitalizations, county population density, and county percent in poverty. Covariates were treated as continuous variables where appropriate unless otherwise indicated. Race/ethnicity was categorized as white, black, or other (Latino, ...
Values represent number of patients and percent dying during the period indicated in the column head. Graft losses due to primary nonfunction Primary nonfunction, defined as permanent absence of kidney function starting immediately posttransplant, was responsible for 39 of the 330 (11.8%) grafts los...