Among Adults 80 Years of Age and Older Prevalence of Poorer Kidney Function Increases: Study

Older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD; defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR; a measure of kidney function] of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) have a high prevalence of concurrent complications and increased risk for adverse outcomes including mortality, cardiovascular disease, and kidney failure, find recent studies. A prior study demonstrated an increase in CKD prevalence between 1988-1994 and 1999-2004 for the general U.S. population. However, trends ...

Read More
You have just read an article categorized health titled Among Adults 80 Years of Age and Older Prevalence of Poorer Kidney Function Increases: Study.
Written by: editor - Saturday, September 28, 2013

There are currently no comments for "Among Adults 80 Years of Age and Older Prevalence of Poorer Kidney Function Increases: Study"

Post a Comment