. Next, the authors measured these US parameters and collected echocardiographic data in 290 patients with chronic kidney disease (stage 2-4) recruited between September 2008 and February 2011 to evaluate the DI-RISK across the spectrum of stages of kidney function. Correlation coefficients were calculated with the Spearman test, and multivariate linear regression was used to analyze independent predictors of renal RI, splenic RI, and DI-RISK.