Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States

J Coresh, E Selvin, LA Stevens, J Manzi, JW Kusek… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe prevalence and incidence of kidney failure treated by dialysis and
transplantation in the United States have increased from 1988 to 2004. Whether there have
been changes in the prevalence of earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) during
this period is uncertain. ObjectiveTo update the estimated prevalence of CKD in the United
States. Design, Setting, and ParticipantsCross-sectional analysis of the most recent National
Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES 1988-1994 and NHANES 1999-2004) …