In older adults, measurements of physical performance assess physical function and
associate with mortality and disability. Muscle wasting and diminished physical performance
often accompany CKD, resembling physiologic aging, but whether physical performance
associates with clinical outcome in CKD is unknown. We evaluated 385 ambulatory, stroke-
free participants with stage 2–4 CKD enrolled in clinic-based cohorts at the University of
Washington and University of Maryland and Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare systems …