The Prevalence of CKD in Australian Primary Care: Analysis of a National General Practice Dataset.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Australia varies substantially across reports. Using a large, nationally representative general practice data source, we determined the contemporary prevalence and staging of CKD in the Australian primary care.

Methods

We performed a retrospective, community-based observational study of 2,720,529 adults with ≥1 visit to a general practice participating in the MedicineInsight program and ≥1 serum creatinine measurement (with or without a urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio [UACR] measurement) between 2011 and 2020. CKD prevalence was estimated using 3 definitions based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and UACR measurements with varying degrees of rigidity in terms of the number of measurements assessed

SUBMITTER: Jun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851013 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature