Removing the race coefficient from the CKD-EPI equation could avert a potential systematic delay in kidney transplant eligibility of a median 1.9 years for Black patients, according to investigators.
A small study suggests that poor medication compliance and certain histopathologic features may be associated with development of end-stage kidney disease within 3 years of lupus nephritis diagnosis.
Patients older than 65 years whose salt intake is greater than 8 g/d have a nearly 44% decreased risk for end-stage kidney disease compared with those whose intake is less than 6 g/d, a study found.
Compared with children starting dialysis in 1995, those starting dialysis after 2006 had a significant 26% decreased risk of dying from cardiovascular causes in adjusted analyses.
Each 1-unit reduction in log-transformed urinary protein-creatinine ratio in patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is associated with a 77% decreased risk of end-stage kidney disease, a study found.
