[HTML][HTML] Global cardiovascular and renal outcomes of reduced GFR
B Thomas, K Matsushita, KH Abate… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The burden of premature death and health loss from ESRD is well described. Less is known
regarding the burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to reduced GFR. We estimated
the prevalence of reduced GFR categories 3, 4, and 5 (not on RRT) for 188 countries at six
time points from 1990 to 2013. Relative risks of cardiovascular outcomes by three categories
of reduced GFR were calculated by pooled random effects meta-analysis. Results are
presented as deaths for outcomes of cardiovascular disease and ESRD and as disability …
regarding the burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to reduced GFR. We estimated
the prevalence of reduced GFR categories 3, 4, and 5 (not on RRT) for 188 countries at six
time points from 1990 to 2013. Relative risks of cardiovascular outcomes by three categories
of reduced GFR were calculated by pooled random effects meta-analysis. Results are
presented as deaths for outcomes of cardiovascular disease and ESRD and as disability …