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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Kidney disease in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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The analyses in the 2017 Global Burden of Disease Study demonstrate the growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), mainly driven by population ageing; absolute levels for every CKD metric considered rose significantly, whereas age-standardized rates were fairly stable. The prevalence of key metabolic CKD risk factors, particularly obesity, also show a worrying increase.

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Fraser, S.D.S., Roderick, P.J. Kidney disease in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Nat Rev Nephrol 15, 193–194 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-019-0120-0

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