NIDDK Central Repository - Associations Between Weight Loss, Kidney Function Decline, and Risk of ESRD in the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Cohort Study.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.08.013

PubMed ID

29132947

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2018

Affiliation

Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.

Authors

Furth SL, Grimes BA, Kopple JD, Ku E, Mak RH, McCulloch CE, Mitsnefes M, Warady BA

Studies

CRIC, CKiD

Citation

Ku E, Kopple JD, McCulloch CE, Warady BA, Furth SL, Mak RH, Grimes BA, Mitsnefes M. Associations Between Weight Loss, Kidney Function Decline, and Risk of ESRD in the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2018 May;71(5):648-656. Epub 2017 Nov 11.

Abstract

Anorexia and malnutrition are associated with poor outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD).