Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important and common noncommunicable condition
globally. In national and international guidelines, CKD is defined and staged according to …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important global public health problem that is
associated with adverse health outcomes and high health care costs. Effective and cost …

Background Multimorbidity is a growing concern for healthcare systems, with many countries
experiencing demographic transition to older population profiles. Chronic kidney disease …

Objectives Guidelines for the use of drugs for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have changed
since 2000, and new classes of drug have been introduced. Our aim was to describe how …

Results The five different laboratory-based algorithms resulted in large differences in the
estimated prevalence of CKD from 4637–8327 per 100,000 population. In contrast, 1-year …

Surveillance of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence over time and information on how
changing risk factors influence this trend are needed to evaluate the effects of general …

Background Poorly controlled hypertension is independently associated with mortality,
cardiovascular risk and disease progression in chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the UK …

Strict control of systolic blood pressure is known to slow progression of chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Here we compared audit-based education (ABE) to guidelines and prompts …

Background Anonymous primary care records are an important resource for observational
studies. However, their external validity is unknown in identifying the prevalence of …

Background: Early detection and appropriate management of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
in primary care are essential to reduce morbidity and mortality. Aim: To assess the quality of …