1. Rates of Treated and Untreated Kidney Failure in Older vs Younger Adults.
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Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., James, Matthew T., Manns, Braden T., O'Hare, Ann M., Muntner, Paul, Ravani, Pietro, Ouinn, Robert R., Chowdhury Turin, Tanvir, Tan, Zhi, and Tonelli, Marcello
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KIDNEY failure ,AGE factors in disease ,COHORT analysis ,GLOMERULAR filtration rate ,KIDNEY transplantation ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,ADULTS ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The article focuses on a study to determine the association of age with the likelihood of treatment of kidney failure. A community-based cohort study of adults in Alberta, Canada, who had outpatient estimated glomerular filtration rate measured between May 1, 2002 and March 31, 2008 and who did not require renal replacement therapy at baseline, was conducted. Main outcomes included adjusted rates of treated kidney failure, untreated kidney failure and death. The study concluded that in Alberta, Canada, rates of untreated kidney failure are significantly higher in older compared with younger individuals.
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- 2012
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