Purpose: To determine if the associations among established risk factors and reduced kidney function vary by age.
Methods: We pooled cross-sectional data from 14,788 nondiabetics aged 40 to 100 years in 4 studies: Cardiovascular Health Study, Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and Prevention of Renal...
Objectives:
To examine the association between kidney function and all-cause mortality in octogenarians.
Design
Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data.
Setting:
Community.
Participants:
Serum creatinine and cystatin C were measured in 1,053 Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) All Stars participants.
Measurements:
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was determined using the Chronic...