Risk factors for incident kidney disease in older adults: an Australian prospective population‐based study

Background and Aim To determine risk factors for incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a large population‐based cohort. Methods This prospective opt‐in population‐based cohort study is based on the 45 and Up Study, where New South Wales residents aged ≥45 years were randomly sampled from the Services Australia database and agreed to complete the 45 and Up Study baseline questionnaire and have their responses linked to their health data in routinely collected databases. The primary outcome was the development of incident CKD, defined as eGFR