Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness and Longitudinal Health Outcomes: Results from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Individuals aware of their CKD were more likely to experience ESKD and death, suggesting that CKD awareness reflects disease severity. Most persons with CKD, including those that are high-risk, remain unaware of their CKD. There was no evidence of associations between baseline CKD awareness and longitudinal health behaviors, CKD management indicators, or eGFR decline and albuminuria.
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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - April 28, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tummalapalli SL, Vittinghoff E, Crews DC, Cushman M, Gutiérrez OM, Judd SE, Kramer HJ, Peralta CA, Tuot DS, Shlipak MG, Estrella MM Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research