Aim: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive disease which is becoming a major
public health issue due to its high rate of premature death, poor quality of life and expensive …

Objectives To determine whether the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in
England has changed over time. Design Cross-sectional analysis of nationally …

Background: Chronic kidney disease is an important risk factor for death and cardiovascular-
related morbidity, but estimates to date of its prevalence in Canada have generally been …

Abstract Background The Northern Territory of Australia has a very high incidence of treated
end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), largely confined to Indigenous Australians living in …

Chronic kidney disease contributed to nearly 10% of all deaths in Australia in 2006 and over
1.1 million hospitalisations in 2006-07. Risk factors for chronic kidney disease are highly …

Aim While the prevalence of end stage kidney disease in New Zealand (NZ) is well defined,
the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in NZ is unknown. To estimate the …

ABSTRACT Background Chronic kidney disease, Queensland (CKD. QLD) is a
multidisciplinary, collaborative research platform for CKD in Queensland. Most public renal …

This chapter reports on the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the adult
population in England aged 16 and over. Prevalence is analysed in relation to age, sex and …

Early identification of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may allow health-care
systems to implement interventions aimed at decreasing disease progression and eventual …

Being able to estimate kidney decline accurately is particularly important in Indigenous
Australians, a population at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease and end …