Journal article
The three-year incidence of fracture in chronic kidney disease
Abstract
Knowing a person's fracture risk according to their kidney function, gender, and age may influence clinical management and decision-making. Using healthcare databases from Ontario, Canada, we conducted a cohort study of 679,114 adults of 40 years and over (mean age 62 years) stratified at cohort entry by estimated glomerular filtration rate ((eGFR) 60 and over, 45-59, 30-44, 15-29, and under 15 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)), gender, and age (40-65 and …
Authors
Naylor KL; McArthur E; Leslie WD; Fraser L-A; Jamal SA; Cadarette SM; Pouget JG; Lok CE; Hodsman AB; Adachi JD
Journal
Kidney International, Vol. 86, No. 4, pp. 810–818
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2014
DOI
10.1038/ki.2013.547
ISSN
0085-2538