NIDDK Central Repository - Association of income level with kidney disease severity and progression among children and adolescents with CKD: a report from the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Study.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.06.013

PubMed ID

23932090

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2013

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC.

Authors

Blydt-Hansen T, Furth SL, Hidalgo G, Minnick ML, Moxey-Mims M, Ng DK, Warady BA

Studies

CKiD

Citation

Hidalgo G, Ng DK, Moxey-Mims M, Minnick ML, Blydt-Hansen T, Warady BA, Furth SL. Association of income level with kidney disease severity and progression among children and adolescents with CKD: a report from the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2013 Dec;62(6):1087-94. Epub 2013 Aug 7.

Abstract

Among adults, lower socioeconomic status (SES) is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), progression to end-stage renal disease, and poor health outcomes; but its impact on young people with CKD is not established.