Clinicians can encounter sex and gender disparities in diagnostic and therapeutic
responses. These disparities are noted in epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical …

Improved understanding of sex and gender-specific differences in the aetiology,
mechanisms and epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) could help nephrologists …

Sex and gender differences in health: Science & Society Series on Sex and Science: EMBO
reports: Vol 13, No 7 All EMBO Press journals Open Access as of 1 January 2024 - read the …

Sex and gender differences are of fundamental importance in most diseases, including
chronic kidney disease (CKD). Men and women with CKD differ with regard to the …

Mortality rates for maintenance hemodialysis patients are much higher than the general
population and are even greater soon after starting dialysis. Here we analyzed mortality …

Background A comprehensive analysis of sex-specific differences in the characteristics,
treatment, and outcomes of individuals with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis …

Recent recommendations emphasize the need to assess kidney function using creatinine-
based predictive equations to optimize the care of patients with chronic kidney disease. The …

The role that sex plays in the development and progression of chronic kidney disease
remains a subject of controversy. The lack of clarity in this important area reflects complex …

Methods We evaluated sex as the variable of interest in a health care–based study of adults
(n= 227,847) with at least one outpatient eGFR< 60 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 measurement …

Background Serum creatinine is the most commonly used screening test for renal failure. We
hypothesized that serum creatinine would underestimate the degree of renal failure in …