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BACKGROUND: Validated prediction scores are required to assess the risks of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and death in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with validation in a separate cohort. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: Cox regression was used to assess the relevance of baseline characteristics to risk of ESRD (mean follow-up, 4.1 years) and death (mean follow-up, 6.0 years) in 382 patients with stages 3-5 CKD not initially on dialysis therapy in the Chronic Renal Impairment in Birmingham (CRIB) Study. Resultant risk prediction equations were tested in a separate cohort of 213 patients with CKD (the East Kent cohort). FACTORS: 44 baseline characteristics (including 30 blood and urine assays). OUTCOMES: ESRD and all-cause mortality. RESULTS: In the CRIB cohort, 190 patients reached ESRD (12.1%/y) and 150 died (6.5%/y). Each 30% lower baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate was associated with a 3-fold higher ESRD rate and a 1.3-fold higher death rate. After adjustment for each other, only baseline creatinine level, serum phosphate level, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio, and female sex remained strongly (P < 0.01) predictive of ESRD. For death, age, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, troponin T level, and cigarette smoking remained strongly predictive of risk. Using these factors to predict outcomes in the East Kent cohort yielded an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ie, C statistic) of 0.91 (95% CI, 0.87-0.96) for ESRD and 0.82 (95% CI, 0.75-0.89) for death. LIMITATIONS: Other important factors may have been missed because of limited study power. CONCLUSIONS: Simple laboratory measures of kidney and cardiac function plus age, sex, and smoking history can be used to help identify patients with CKD at highest risk of ESRD and death. Larger cohort studies are required to further validate these results.

Original publication

DOI

10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.07.016

Type

Journal article

Journal

Am J Kidney Dis

Publication Date

12/2010

Volume

56

Pages

1082 - 1094

Keywords

Age Factors, Aged, Chronic Disease, Cohort Studies, Creatinine, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Heart, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Male, Middle Aged, Phosphates, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Renal Dialysis, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, United Kingdom