Familial Contributions to the Association Between Low Birth Weight and Risk of CKD in Adult Life.

Introduction: Previous studies have revealed that individuals with low birth weight (LBW) have higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and that LBW and CKD cluster in families. This study investigates how familial factors affect the association between birth-related risk markers and risk of CKD.

Methods: The Medical Birth Registry (MBR) of Norway has registered all births in Norway since 1967.

Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Risk of Diverse Forms of Kidney Disease during the First 50 Years of Life.

Background And Objectives: Previous studies have shown that individuals with low birth weight (LBW) or small for gestational age (SGA) have higher risk of kidney failure. This study investigates birth-related exposures and risk of CKD and other kidney diagnoses.

Design, Setting, Participant, & Measurements: The Medical Birth Registry of Norway has registered extensive medical data on all births in Norway since 1967.

Intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth and risk of end-stage renal disease during the first 50 years of life.

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with a higher risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The relative impacts of absolute birth weight, birth weight in relation to gestational age and preterm birth are, however, uncertain.

Methods: The Medical Birth Registry of Norway has since 1967 recorded data on all births.

Measurement of renal functional response using iohexol clearance-a study of different outpatient procedures.

Background: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) increases after a heavy protein load; an increase termed renal functional response (RFR). Decreased RFR could be a marker of early kidney damage, but published methods are cumbersome in the outpatient setting. The present study investigates the use of iohexol clearance to measure RFR in outpatients using both one- and two-sample methods.

Comparing twelve-lead electrocardiography with close-to-heart patch based electrocardiography.

Electrocardiographic (ECG) recording using adhesive patch-type ECG monitors (PEMs) has several advantages over conventional ECG recorders. However, due to the unconventional electrode locations used in PEM systems, the morphology of the acquired ECG signals may differ from conventional ECG leads used in the clinic impeding clinical interpretation. In this study, recordings from an ePatch® lead system involving three torso sites are compared with concurrently recorded standard 12-lead ECG.