Pediatric chronic kidney disease rates in Southern Israel are higher than reported.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence and prevalence of pediatric chronic kidney disease (p-CKD) in developed countries has previously been estimated to be 12 and 75 cases/10 (6) population respectively, much lower than reports in young adults (age 20-40) (40,000/10 (6)). Thus, the extent of p-CKD may be underestimated.

Methods

Being the only Pediatric Nephrology center in Southern Israel, we reviewed all detected cases of p-CKD (stages 1-5) between 1994-2008. We then prospectively summarized the incidence and prevalence of CKD between 2009-2010. 

Results

We retrospectively identified 192 children (53.9% of Bedouin origin, 53.4% males, median diagnosis age: 1 year) with CKD. The prevalence in December 2008 was 795 cases/10 (6) for all CKD stages and 331/10 (6) for CKD stage >2. Ca

SUBMITTER: Landau D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3829122 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature