Kidney age, not kidney disease

Obesity and Kidney Disease

The rise in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and an increase in the prevalence of obesity in parallel in the recent years is a great concern. CKD increases the rate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and development of end-stage renal disease, and leads to premature death. Although no direct causality link between obesity and CKD can yet be established, this appears highly probable. ...

Age affects outcomes in chronic kidney disease.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common among the elderly. However, little is known about how the clinical implications of CKD vary with age. We examined the age-specific incidence of death, treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among 209,622 US veterans with CKD stages 3 to 5 followed for a mean of 3.2 years. Patients aged 75 years or ...

Endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease

Background and Objective: Endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. Methods: A narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. Findings: Generally, when renal function de...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease

The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline update for chronic kidney disease: evolution not revolution.

In 2002, the US National Kidney Foundation published their seminal Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI) guideline on chronic kidney disease (CKD) (1). This guideline led to a revolution in the detection and management of CKD. Two of the cornerstones of kidney disease diagnosis and management— proteinuria and decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR)— had always relied heavily on l...