Worsening diet can predict earlier death in adults with CKD

Declining diet quality could be a predictor of earlier death among adults with chronic kidney disease, according to research letter published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

“Adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with reduced risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and mortality in adults with CKD. However, diet is modifiable, and changes in diet quality may predict disease course and survival,” Valerie K. Sullivan, PhD, from the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University, and colleagues wrote. “Using data from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study, we assessed the associations of 4-year changes in diet quality with the risk of CKD progression and all-cause mortality in adults with CKD.”