Cause of death in patients with reduced kidney function
S Thompson, M James, N Wiebe… - Journal of the …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Information on common causes of death in people with CKD is limited. We
hypothesized that, as eGFR declines, cardiovascular mortality and mortality from infection
account for increasing proportions of deaths. We calculated eGFR using the CKD
Epidemiology Collaboration equation for residents of Alberta, Canada who died between
2002 and 2009. We used multinomial logistic regression to estimate unadjusted and age-
and sex-adjusted differences in the proportions of deaths from each cause according to the …
hypothesized that, as eGFR declines, cardiovascular mortality and mortality from infection
account for increasing proportions of deaths. We calculated eGFR using the CKD
Epidemiology Collaboration equation for residents of Alberta, Canada who died between
2002 and 2009. We used multinomial logistic regression to estimate unadjusted and age-
and sex-adjusted differences in the proportions of deaths from each cause according to the …