Sleep Disturbances as a Non-Traditional Risk Factor in Chronic Kidney Disease- University of Illinois

Sleep Disturbances as a Non-Traditional Risk Factor in Chronic Kidney Disease

This study will help determine the relationship between impaired sleep and chronic kidney disease, specifically to determine if sleep disturbances are a risk factor for worsening kidney function.

Inclusion Criteria:

• CKD subjects will be participants in a larger study, CRIC, at the University of Illinois, Chicago
• 30 Healthy controls age and gender matched to 30 CKD subjects, regular bedtimes of at least 6h/night, sedentary lifestyle

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes
• Current or previous dialysis for more than 1 month
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Heart failure
• Liver disease
• HIV
• Hemoglobin < 10.5 g/dl
• Treatment with EProcrit, Epogen, or Aranesp
• Bone or organ transplant,
• Use of immunosuppressive drugs within past 6 months
• Current oral contraceptive use
• Current pregnancy
• Chemotherapy for malignancy within past 2 years