Journal article
Body mass index and chronic kidney disease outcomes after acute kidney injury: a prospective matched cohort study
Abstract
BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) and obesity are independent risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to determine if obesity modifies risk for CKD outcomes after AKI.MethodsThis prospective multisite cohort study followed adult survivors after hospitalization, with or without AKI. The primary outcome was a combined CKD event of incident CKD, progression of CKD and kidney failure, examined using time-to-event Cox …
Authors
MacLaughlin HL; Pike M; Selby NM; Siew E; Chinchilli VM; Guide A; Stewart TG; Himmelfarb J; Go AS; Parikh CR
Journal
BMC Nephrology, Vol. 22, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2021
DOI
10.1186/s12882-021-02400-3
ISSN
1471-2369