Changes in Prevalence and Health Checkup Coverage Rate of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) after Introduction of Prefecture-Wide CKD Initiative: Results of the Kagawa Association of CKD Initiatives.

ABSTRACT: The National Health Insurance (NHI) special health checkup system in Japan targets the NHI population aged 40-74 years. Since 2015, the Kagawa NHI special health checkup was initiated in a prefecture-wide chronic kidney disease (CKD) initiative, including renal examination as an essential item in NHI health checkups. Here, we aimed to investigate the effects of the prefecture-wide CKD initiative. We conducted a retrospective cohort survey using the Kagawa National Health Insurance database created by the Kagawa National Health Insurance Organization. Results of the NHI health checkup (2015-2019) and prefecture-wide outcomes (2013-2019) were analyzed. The prevalence of CKD among examinees who underwent the NHI health checkup increased from 17.7% in 2015 to 23.2% in 2019. The percentage of e

SUBMITTER: Sofue T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8623378 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature