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SUBMITTER: Cheung KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5522772 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 20170123 2
<h4>Background</h4>Kidney disease has been associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, but results conflict and there is little information regarding blacks.<h4>Study design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting & participants</h4>30,239 black and white adults 45 years or older enrolled in the REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) Study 2003 to 2007.<h4>Predictors</h4>Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the combined creatinine-cystatin C (eGFR< ...[more]