Kidney disease in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

The analyses in the 2017 Global Burden of Disease Study demonstrate the growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), mainly driven by population ageing; absolute levels for every CKD metric considered rose significantly, whereas age-standardized rates were fairly stable. The prevalence of key met...

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Published inNature reviews. Nephrology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 193 - 194
Main Authors Fraser, Simon D S, Roderick, Paul J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Nature Publishing Group 01.04.2019
Subjects
Age
Aging
Analysis
Body mass index
Chronic kidney failure
Fasting
Global Burden of Disease - statistics & numerical data
Global Health
Health risk assessment
Humans
Incidence
Injuries
Kidney diseases
Medical research
Mortality
Obesity
Physical fitness
Population growth
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology
Risk assessment
Risk factors
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:The analyses in the 2017 Global Burden of Disease Study demonstrate the growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), mainly driven by population ageing; absolute levels for every CKD metric considered rose significantly, whereas age-standardized rates were fairly stable. The prevalence of key metabolic CKD risk factors, particularly obesity, also show a worrying increase.
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ISSN:1759-5061
1759-507X
DOI:10.1038/s41581-019-0120-0