Why the study?
What are the risk factors associated with new onset CKD among hypertensive patients in a primary care setting over a 10-year period?
Population
460 urban multiethnic patients with hypertension on treatment attending a primary care clinic
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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May inform CKD monitoring in primary care hypertensives; leaves open whether targeting hyperuricemia or diabetes alters incidence.
What are the risk factors associated with new onset CKD among hypertensive patients in a primary care setting over a 10-year period?
Over a 10-year period, nearly one-third of treated hypertensive patients in a primary care setting developed new-onset CKD, driven by age, diabetes, lower baseline eGFR, and hyperuricemia.
Chia et al. (2012) studied this question.
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