Association of MYH9/APOL1 with chronic kidney disease in a UK population

Prediction of chronic kidney disease in Isfahan with extracting association rules using data mining techniques

Background: Millions of deaths occur around the world each year due to lack of access to appropriate treatment for chronic kidney disease patients. Given the importance and mortality rate of this disease, early and low-cost prediction is very important. The researchers intend to identify chronic kidney disease through the optimal combination of techniques used in different stages of data mining...

Nutritional Status of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Iran: A Narrative Review

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that affects many aspects of patient’s life with adverse outcomes of kidney failure, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and premature death. Malnutrition is a relatively common problem in these patients that may be the result of inadequate intake, increased catabolism, or loss of nutrients in the dialysis. The aim of this study was ...

The Relationship between Menopausal Age and the Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Postmenopausal Women: A Population-based Longitudinal Study

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most debilitating non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Since the incidence of NCDs increases after menopause, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between menopausal age and CKD incidence among menopausal women. Materials and Methods: This study was performed longitudinally, and the subjects were selected from among 3697 postmeno...

Association of anthropometric obesity measures with chronic kidney disease risk in a non-diabetic patient population.

BACKGROUND Obesity is a risk factor for both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. The association of simple indices of obesity with CKD remains poorly understood. Evidence suggests that measures of central obesity such as waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are more accurate predictors of morbidity and cardiovascular risk than body mass index (BMI). This st...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease