Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Lower heart-health scores linked to end-stage kidney disease
Each 10-point lower heart-health score was linked to a hazard ratio—a measure of relative risk over time—of 1.47 for end-stage kidney disease.Each 10-point lower heart-health score was linked to a hazard ratio—a measure of relative risk over time—of 1.47 for end-stage kidney disease.
Cohort study of 276,494 UK Biobank participants without end-stage kidney disease, median 14.1 yearsEnd-stage kidney disease
Limit: The study measured risk associated with scores, not kidney benefits from improving them