Incidence of renal replacement therapy for diabetic nephropathy in the Netherlands: Dutch diabetes estimates (DUDE)-3.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Describe the incidence, prevalence and survival of patients needing renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes mellitus (DM)-related glomerulosclerosis or nephropathy (diabetic nephropathy, DN) in the Netherlands.

Design

Using the national registry for RRT (RENINE-registry), data of all Dutch individuals initiating RRT for ESRD and having DN as primary diagnosis in the period 2000-2012 were obtained.

Setting

Observational study in the Netherlands.

Patients

Patients with ESRD needing RRT for DN.

Outcome measurements

Age and gender adjusted incidence and prevalence of RRT for DN in the period 2000-2012. In addition, trends in time and patient's survival were examined.

Results

The prevalence of DM in

SUBMITTER: van Dijk PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4316478 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature