Journal article
Progression of kidney disease in indigenous Australians: The eGFR follow-up study
LJ Maple-Brown, JT Hughes, R Ritte, F Barzi, WE Hoy, PD Lawton, GRD Jones, E Death, A Simmonds, AK Sinha, S Cherian, MAB Thomas, R McDermott, ADH Brown, K O’Dea, G Jerums, A Cass, RJ Macisaac
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.09770915
Abstract
Background and objectives Indigenous Australians experience a heavy burden of CKD. To address this burden, the eGFR Follow-Up Study recruited and followed an Indigenous Australian cohort from regions of Australia with the greatest ESRD burden. We sought to better understand factors contributing to the progression of kidney disease. Specific objectives were to assess rates of progression of eGFR in Indigenous Australians with and without CKD and identify factors associated with a decline in eGFR. Design, setting, participants, & measurements This observational longitudinal study of Indigenous Australian adults was conducted in >20 sites. The baseline cohort was recruited from community and pr..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The eGFR Study was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; project grants #545202 and 1021460). The eGFR Study received additional support from NHMRC program grant #631947, Kidney Health Australia, Colonial Foundation, Rebecca L Cooper Foundation and SeaSwift, Thursday Island. L.J.M.-B. was supported by NHMRC fellowship #605837 and NHMRC practitioner fellowship #1078477, J.T.H. by NHMRC scholarship #490348, P.D.L. by NHMRC scholarship #1038529, A.C. by NHMRC principal research fellowship #1027204, R.R. by a fellowship with NHMRC program grant #631947, W.H. by NHMRC Australia fellowship #511081, and A.B. by a Charles and Sylvia Viertel senior medical research fellowship.