The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and health is inequitable. Chronic
kidney disease (CKD) is an archetypal disease of inequality, being more common amongst …

Introduction A growing number of publications report variation in the distribution of
cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) at different geographic scales. A review of these …

Introduction Geographic variation in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and incidence
of end-stage renal disease has been previously reported. However, the geographic …

Determining the distribution of disease prevalence among heterogeneous populations at the
national scale is fundamental for epidemiology and public health. Here, we use a …

ABSTRACT Background The French Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) is
20 years old. It is not just a national data registry, but rather an epidemiological and …

RÉSUMÉ À l'occasion des 20 ans du REIN (Réseau Epidémiologie et Information en
Néphrologie), un travail de synthèse sur les apports du registre a été mené. Sur la question …

Background: Studies focus on the incidence and risk factors (RFs) associated with reaching
the final stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD-G5) and receiving kidney replacement …

Background In the last ten years, national rare disease networks have been established in
France, including national centres of expertise and regional ones, with storage of patient …

Background The strong geographic variations in the incidence rates of renal replacement
therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease are not solely related to variations in the …

Introduction Approximately 8 per million children and young adults aged< 20 years initiate
kidney replacement therapy (KRT) per year in France. We hypothesize that social …