Lin M, et al. - In patients with known chronic kidney disease, researchers ascertained if the difference (△age) between vascular age [calculated by Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, and measured by an ankle-brachial index -form device] and chronological age may predict the risk of reaching dialysis or death. Participants in the study were 94 male Chinese chronic kidney disease patients (aged 40-62 years). Multivariate forward Cox regression analysis found that higher △age, lower baseline eGFR, and history of cardiovascular disease were independently linked to progression to commencement of dialysis or death. Therefore, assessing the difference between vascular age and chronological age might provide an alternative method for identifying patients with chronic kidney disease at high risk of dialysis or death progression.