Risk Factors for CKD Present Decades before Diagnosis

An analysis of 441 new cases of CKD and 882 controls (all Framingham Heart Study participants) revealed those who developed CKD were 76% more likely to have had hypertension, 71% more likely to have been obese, and 43% more likely to have had higher triglycerides 30 years before diagnosis. At 20 years before diagnosis, they were 38% more likely to have had hypertension, 35% more likely to have had higher triglyceride levels, and nearly 3 times more likely to have had diabetes. Based on these JASN results, the more risk factors present in the past, the higher the likelihood of developing CKD.