Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a life-long condition associated with substantial morbidity
and premature death due to complications from a progressive decrease in kidney function …

Anemia is common and associated with adverse outcomes in children with chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Many factors contribute to declining hemoglobin as CKD progresses, but …

Previous studies of anemia epidemiology have been geographically limited with little detail
about severity or etiology. Using publicly available data, we estimated mild, moderate, and …

Objective To examine the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] deficiency
and anemia in a cohort of otherwise-healthy children and to determine whether race …

Abstract The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) cohort study is a North American
(USA and Canada) multicenter, prospective study of children with chronic kidney disease …

Anemia is a common comorbidity in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This
condition is associated with multiple adverse clinical consequences and its management is …

Over the last 5 years, the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) prospective cohort
study has enrolled close to 600 children ages 1 to 16 years with mild to moderate chronic …

Iron is an essential element for all living organisms, but produces toxic oxidants. Thus, iron
homeostasis is tightly regulated in mammals. Hepcidin-25 (hepcidin) has emerged as a …

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of anemia, an important risk
factor for cardiovascular disease and poor quality of life. The present study used baseline …

Anemia management is an important component of the care provided to children with
chronic kidney disease (CKD) and influences both morbidity and mortality risk. The …