The 10-Year Effects of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on Kidney Outcomes.

Rationale & Objective: Limited data exist on longitudinal kidney outcomes after nonsurgical obesity treatments. We investigated the effects of intensive lifestyle intervention on kidney function over 10 years.

Study Design: Post hoc analysis of Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) randomized controlled trial.

Electronic Health Record Population Health Management for Chronic Kidney Disease Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Large gaps in clinical care in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) lead to poor outcomes.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of an electronic health record-based population health management intervention vs usual care for reducing CKD progression and improving evidence-based care in high-risk CKD.

Design, Setting, And Participants: The Kidney Coordinated Health Management Partnership (Kidney CHAMP) was a pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial conducted between May 2019 and July 2022 in 101 primary care practices in Western Pennsylvania.

Trends, Social Context, and Transplant Implications of Obesity Among Incident Dialysis Patients in the United States.

Background: Kidney transplant programs have variable thresholds to accept obese candidates. This study aimed to examine trends and the social context of obesity among United States dialysis patients and implications for kidney transplant access.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 1 084 816 adults who initiated dialysis between January 2007 and December 2016 using the United States Renal Data System data.