Kidney function and all-cause mortality in the oldest-old population: a three-cohort longitudinal study.

Hideaki Kurata, Shu Meguro, Yukiko Abe, Takashi Sasaki, Yasumichi Arai, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Kaori Hayashi

Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. · pubmed

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Abstract

With increasing global life expectancy, the prognostic significance of kidney function in centenarians and supercentenarians should be clarified. The conventional estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) threshold of < 60 mL/min/1.73 m

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Research summary

The paper investigates the relationship between kidney function and all-cause mortality in the oldest-old population. This research is relevant as it addresses a critical aspect of aging and longevity by examining how kidney function may influence survival in centenarians and supercentenarians, contributing to our understanding of age-related health outcomes.

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