Sex Differences in Age-Related Loss of Kidney Function

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Vol. 33; no. 10; pp. 1891 - 1902
• Main Authors: Melsom, Toralf, Norvik, Jon Viljar, Enoksen, Inger Therese, Stefansson, Vidar, Mathisen, Ulla Dorte, Fuskevåg, Ole Martin, Jenssen, Trond G, Solbu, Marit D, Eriksen, Bjørn O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Nephrology 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Aged; Clinical Epidemiology; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Humans; Iohexol; Kidney; Male; Middle Aged; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology; Sex Characteristics; health status; chronic kidney disease; microalbuminuria; risk factors; glomerular filtration rate; clinical epidemiology; kidney failure; gender difference; renal function decline; glomerular hyperfiltration

CKD is more prevalent in women, but more men receive kidney replacement therapy for kidney failure. This apparent contradiction is not well understood. We investigated sex differences in the loss of kidney function and whether any sex disparities could be explained by comorbidity or CKD risk factors...