Journal Article

Grip strength modifies the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate and all-cause mortality

By Per-Ola Sundin, Ruzan Udumyan, Katja Fall and Scott Montgomery

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Publication date
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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Volume
34
Pages
p. 1
Publisher
Oxford University Press
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfz140
ISSN
9310509

Summary

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) with reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) represents a high-magnitude increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality (ACM). The main non-GFR determinant of the endogenous filtration marker creatinine is its production rate in muscle. Stratification of GFR by a marker of muscle function (grip strength) associated with muscle mass may remove heterogeneity, providing a more accurate marker of mortality risk.

This study evaluates whether grip strength identifies ACM risk associated with estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine in a subsample of the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (UKHLS).

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