International comparison of the relationship of chronic kidney disease prevalence and ESRD risk

ESRD incidence is much lower in Europe compared with the United States. This study investigated whether this reflects a difference in the prevalence of earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) or other mechanisms. CKD prevalence in Norway was estimated from the population-based Health Survey o...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Vol. 17; no. 8; p. 2275
Main Authors:	Hallan, Stein I, Coresh, Josef, Astor, Brad C, Asberg, Arne, Powe, Neil R, Romundstad, Solfrid, Hallan, Hans A, Lydersen, Stian, Holmen, Jostein
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2006
Subjects:	Age Distribution Albuminuria - epidemiology Blood Glucose - analysis Cholesterol - blood Creatinine - blood Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Europe - epidemiology European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Female Glomerular Filtration Rate Health Surveys Humans Incidence Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology Male Norway - epidemiology Obesity - complications Obesity - physiopathology Prevalence Registries Renal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Risk Factors United States - epidemiology Norway United States Europe
ISSN:	1046-6673
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