PubMed ID:
27630183
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2016
Affiliation: Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.01270216
Authors:
Foster BJ,
Furth SL,
Meyers K,
Mitsnefes M,
Ng D,
Ruebner RL,
Warady B
Studies:
The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Cohort Study
Prior studies suggested that women with CKD have higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality than men, although putative mechanisms for this higher risk have not been identified. We assessed sex differences in (1) CVD risk factors and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), and (2) the relationship of left ventricular mass (LVM) with different measures of body size in children with CKD.