Smoking and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With CKD: The Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP)

BackgroundThe absolute and relative importance of smoking to vascular and nonvascular outcomes in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well its relevance to kidney disease progression, is uncertain.Study DesignObservational study.Setting & Participants9,270 participants with CKD enrolled in SHARP.PredictorBaseline smoking status (current, former, and never).OutcomesVascular events, site-specific cancer, ESRD, rate of change in estimated...