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SUBMITTER: Polkinghorne KR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812602 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Polkinghorne Kevan R KR Wolfe Rory R Jachno Kim M KM Wetmore James B JB Woods Robyn L RL McNeil John J JJ Nelson Mark R MR Reid Christopher M CM Murray Anne M AM
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) 20190507 12
<h4>Aim</h4>The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the elderly is controversial because age-related decline in kidney function may not truly reflect underlying kidney disease. We estimate the baseline prevalence and predictors of CKD using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI<sub>eGFR</sub> ) and Berlin Initiative Study 1 (BIS1<sub>eGFR</sub> ) eGFR equations in the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial cohort of healthy older participants.<h4>Methods</h4>GFR ...[more]