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aging; caregiving; epidemiology; chronic kidney disease; cardiovascular disease
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Wang FM, Yebyo HG, Ballew SH, Cainzos-Achirica M, Boyd C, Puhan MA, Matsushita K, Blaha MJ, Schoenborn NL. Older adult preferences regarding benefits and harms of statin and aspirin therapy for cardiovascular primary prevention. Am J Prev Cardiol. Mar 2023;13:100468.
Ballew SH, Zhou L, Surapaneni A, Grams ME, Windham BG, Selvin E, Coresh J, Miao S, Inker LA, Levey AS. A Novel Creatinine Muscle Index Based on Creatinine Filtration: Associations with Frailty and Mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol. Mar 1 2023;34(3):495-504.
Matsushita K, Ballew SH, Wang AY, Kalyesubula R, Schaeffner E, Agarwal R. Epidemiology and risk of cardiovascular disease in populations with chronic kidney disease. Nat Rev Nephrol. Nov 2022;18(11):696-707.
Gutierrez OM, Sang Y, Grams ME, Ballew SH, Surapaneni A, Matsushita K, Go AS, Shlipak MG, Inker LA, Eneanya ND, Crews DC, Powe NR, Levey AS, Coresh J, Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis C. Association of Estimated GFR Calculated Using Race-Free Equations With Kidney Failure and Mortality by Black vs Non-Black Race. JAMA. Jun 21 2022;327(23):2306-2316.
Ballew SH*, Mok Y*, Matsushita K. A Practical Guide to Interpret Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. Am J Kidney Dis. Sep 2021;78(3):464-467.
Ballew SH, Chen Y, Daya NR, Godino JG, Windham BG, McAdams-DeMarco M, Coresh J, Selvin E, Grams ME. Frailty, Kidney Function, and Polypharmacy: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. Feb 2017;69(2):228-236.