Higher self-reported physical activity correlated with lower risk for cardiovascular events among patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
“Although CKD guidelines include recommendations for minimal levels of physical activity, the recommendations are largely based on studies in the general population. Due to the paucity of studies conducted in populations with CKD, the strength of evidence for CKD guideline recommendations is graded as low,” Jacob W. Bruinius, BS, from the department of medicine at the