Chronic renal failure risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]

Risk factors

• Diabetes
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Heart disease
• Smoking
• Obesity
• High cholesterol
• African-American, American Indian or Asian-American race
• Family history of kidney disease
• Age 65 or older