Kidney disease in life-course socioeconomic context: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
- Shoham, David A.
- Vupputuri, Suma
- Diez Roux, Ana V.
- Kaufman, J. S.
- Coresh, J
- Kshirsagar, AV
- Zeng, D.
- Heiss, G.
DOIAbstract
BACKGROUND: Persons belonging to the working class or living in an adverse social environment at particular periods of their life course may have an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS: This hypothesis was examined among participants of the Life Course Socioeconomic Status Study, an ancillary study of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, conducted in 2001 (mean age, 67.4 years; N = 12,631). CKD was defined by hospital discharge diagnosis and/or estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m(2) (<0.75 mL/s/1.73 m(2)). Social class was categorized as working class or non-working class at ages 30, 40, or 50 years. Area-level socioeconomic status was based on a composite of census scores during ...
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