Trends in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors in a general Japanese population: The Hisayama Study
Author(s) -
Masaharu Nagata,
Toshiharu Ninomiya,
Yasufumi Doi,
Koji Yonemoto,
Michiaki Kubo,
Jun Hata,
Kazuhiko Tsuruya,
Mitsuo Iida,
Yutaka Kiyohara
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq062
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , renal function , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , proteinuria , type 2 diabetes , population , obesity , blood pressure , endocrinology , environmental health , kidney , pathology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a leading public health issue. However, there are limited data assessing secular trends in the prevalence of CKD in general Asian communities.
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