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Neil R. Powe

Researcher at University of California, San Francisco

Publications -  10
Citations -  1326

Neil R. Powe is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Kidney disease & National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 10 publications receiving 1161 citations. Previous affiliations of Neil R. Powe include San Francisco General Hospital.

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The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

TL;DR: Grandmultiparity (five or more) was still associated with a 27% increased risk for diabetes, and adjustment indicated that much of the risk was due to sociodemographic factors and higher obesity.

Dialysis Cerebrovascular Disease Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes in Patients Initiating Dialysis: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study

TL;DR: Cerebrovascular disease is common in dialysis patients, is identified late, and carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality, suggesting risk factors may change the longer one has end-stage renal disease.

ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Pathogenesis and Treatment of Kidney Disease Poverty, Race, and CKD in a Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Urban Population

TL;DR: For example, the authors found that low socioeconomic status (SES) and African American race are both independently associated with end-stage renal disease and progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the effect of low SES independent of race has not been well studied in CKD.

Original Investigation Vascular Access Type, Inflammatory Markers, and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End-Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of access type on serial levels of inflammatory markers and mediated the association between access type and risk of mortality in a prospective study of incident dialysis patients.