The study endpoint was incident KFRT, which was defined as a status of requiring hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or kidney transplant. Patients with KFRT were identified using a combination of the ICD-10-CM codes (N18-N19, Z49, Z94.0, and Z99.2) and a special code assigned to patients...
Medical records were also reviewed in retrospect for an ICD-10 diagnosis of primary or secondary hypertension diagnosed any time before the MRI examination. Statistics Binary logistic regression models were used to explore associations between CKD (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2) and the presence ...
The analysis excludes individuals with missing urine tests and those with ESRD on dialysis or after transplant. Models based on logistic regression was used for binary traits and Poisson regression for ICD counts. All models were adjusted for age and sex and P value <6.25 × 10−4 is...
Among the 10 145 subjects enrolled, 3929 had an eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m² and/or a ACR ≥ 3 mg/mmol. The cohort with CKD and diabetes mellitus was 50.9% male, with a mean age of 67.5 (± 11.3) years. The mean diabetes duration was 16.1 years (± 8.9) with a...
Participants who died or whose condition progressed to ESRD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]<15 mL/min/1.73 m2, long-term dialysis, prior kidney transplant) before or during the index hospitalization were excluded. All patients were followed up from the discharge date of their index ...
We excluded patients who died on their index date as well as those treated with maintenance dialysis or kidney transplant before or on the index date. Ethics approval and waiver of patient consent were granted from the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Review Board at the University of Calgary, ...
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the presence of proliferative lesions throughout the body. Management of TSC is challenging because patients have a multifaceted systemic illness with prominent neurologi
The presence of dyslipidemia was defined according to the presence of at least one claim per year under ICD-10 code E78 and at least one claim per year for the prescription of a lipid-lowering agent or a total cholesterol level ≥240 mg/dL. The study population was followed-up from ...
We used patient zip code to estimate driving distance to the closest VA medical center with nephrology subspecialty care and median income from census data. We ascertained comorbid conditions from the VA medical SAS-format data sets and Medicare claims using ICD-9 and CPT codes and calculated the...
First, it relied on administrative claims data and the use of ICD-10-CM codes for identifying the study cohort, introducing inherent limitations associated with data accuracy and completeness. Second, due to data constraints, information regarding the frequency and content of podiatry ...