Review Article
Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations
Table 2
Cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with CKD progression.
| | Modifiable |
| | High blood pressure | | Dyslipidemia (e.g., elevated LDL, decreased HDL) | | Diabetes mellitus | | Smoking | | Overweight and obesity | | Atherosclerosis | | Coronary artery disease | | Congestive heart failure |
| | Unmodifiable |
| | Age ( years) | | Family history of premature CVD | | Male gender | | Menopause | | US racial ethnic minority status (African Americans, American Indians, and Asian Americans) |
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Data from [7].
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