Long-term health outcomes of people with reduced kidney function in the UK: A modelling study using population health data

We present a policy model that simulates individuals ’ long-term health outcomes and costs to inform strategies to reduce risks of kidney and CVDs in this population. Methods and findingsWe used a United Kingdom primary healthcare database, the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), linked with secondary healthcare and mortality data, to derive an open 2005 –2013 cohort of adults (≥18 years of age) with reduced kidney function (≥2 measures of estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]
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