Health-Risk Factors and the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease: Cross-Sectional Findings from a National Cohort of 87 143 Thai Open University Students | Zendy

Prasutr Thawornchaisit | Zendy; Ferdinandus de Looze | Zendy; Christopher M. Reid | Zendy; Samang Seubsman | Zendy; Thanh Tam Tran | Zendy; Adrian Sleigh | Zendy; Thai Cohort Study Team | Zendy

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Health-Risk Factors and the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease: Cross-Sectional Findings from a National Cohort of 87 143 Thai Open University Students

Author(s) -

Prasutr Thawornchaisit,

Ferdinandus de Looze,

Christopher M. Reid,

Samang Seubsman,

Thanh Tam Tran,

Adrian Sleigh,

Thai Cohort Study Team

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

global journal of health science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-9744

pISSN - 1916-9736

DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v7n5p59

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , environmental health , cohort , cross sectional study , diabetes mellitus , socioeconomic status , public health , cohort study , disease , gerontology , population , pathology , endocrinology

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a major health challenge worldwide as its aetiology has transferred from predominantly infectious disease to emerging chronic diseases, especially diabetes and hypertension. A rapid health-risk transition driven by economic development is transforming Thailand which is now becoming an ageing country where chronic diseases are a major health burden.

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