Sex Differences in Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Adults with and without CKD: NHANES 1999–2018
Ester Oh, Zhiying You, Kristen L. Nowak, Anna Jovanovich
Abstract
Key Points Women with CKD had a lower cardiovascular disease mortality risk than men. Kidney function markers ( i.e. , eGFR and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio) may influence mortality risk in women with CKD, but not in men.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineRenal functionCreatinineKidney diseaseInternal medicineNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyCardiologyEnvironmental healthPopulationChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies