Open AccessThe prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its relation to socioeconomic conditions in an elderly Polish population: results from the national population-based study PolSenior
Author(s) -
Jerzy Chudek,
Katarzyna WieczorowskaTobis,
Jan Zejda,
Katarzyna Broczek,
Anna Skalska,
Tomasz Zdrojewski,
Andrzej Więcek
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/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/gft351
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , albuminuria , population , socioeconomic status , renal function , gerontology , demography , environmental health , sociology
Rapidly progressing ageing of worldwide populations is likely to increase the occurrence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the next decades. However, until now little is known about the prevalence of CKD in the Polish elderly population. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of CKD and its relation to socioeconomic conditions in the Polish elderly population.