Response to the letter « Clarifying renal-risk inference from hsCRP in CKD »

Key Points

• To clarify the competing risks of death in relation to kidney failure when using hsCRP measurements.
• Utilized the TriNetX online statistical platform for analysis
• Performed a dichotomization of hsCRP from a single baseline value
• Noted limitations prevented Fine-Gray analysis
• Acknowledged that death is a significant competing event for kidney failure
• Emphasized the exploratory nature of the findings
• Discussed the debatable method of hsCRP analysis