Dietary patterns are rapidly becoming a major focus of medical nutrition therapy in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the analysis of dietary patterns has emerged as a practical approach to evaluate qualitative as well as quantitative aspects of overall diet. In an a-posteriori data-driven approach, dietary patterns are based on the actual food intake of the population evaluated. Investigation of dietary patterns in CKD is not well-described, and to our knowledge, has not been conducted in a UK-based cohort.