Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, and comorbid health conditions in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: results from the Manitoba chronic kidney disease cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is common and its prevalence has increased steadily over several decades. Monitoring of rates and severity of CKD across populations is critical for policy development and resource planning. Administrative health data alone has insufficient sensitivity for this purpose, therefore utilizing population level laboratory data and novel methodology is required for population-based surveillance. The aims of this study include a) develop the Manitoba CKD Cohort, b) estimate CKD prevalence, c) identify individuals at high risk of progression to kidney failure and d) determine rates of comorbid health conditions.

Methods

Administrative health and laboratory data from April 1996 to March 2012 were linked from the data repository at the Manitoba

SUBMITTER: Chartier MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6180583 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature