Frailty, but not cognitive impairment, improves mortality risk prediction among those with chronic kidney disease—a nationally representative study

Abstract Background Though older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a greater mortality risk than those without CKD, traditional risk factors poorly predict mortality in this population. Therefore, we tested our hypothesis that two common geriatric risk factors, frailty and cognitive impa...

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Published in:	BMC Nephrology
Main Authors:	Jingyao Hong, Nadia M. Chu, Samuel G. Cockey, Jane Long, Nicolai Cronin, Nidhi Ghildayal, Rasheeda K. Hall, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, Jennifer Scherer, Dorry L. Segev, Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Frailty CKD Cognitive impairment Mortality
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03613-y