Prevalence of kidney damage in Chinese elderly: a large-scale population-based study

In China, both population aging and kidney damage has become emerging public health challenges. Despite the number of elders is huge, data on kidney damage in this population are scarce. The present study aimed to describe the prevalence of kidney damage among older adults in Wuhan, China. To descri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC nephrology 2019-09, Vol.20 (1), p.341-9, Article 341
Hauptverfasser:	Wei, Honglan, Yan, Yaqiong, Gong, Jie, Dong, Junwu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Blood pressure China - epidemiology Chinese elderly Chronic illnesses Coronary artery disease Coronary heart disease Cross-Sectional Studies Demographic aspects Developing countries Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diagnosis Disease control Elderly Epidemiology Epidermal growth factor receptors Female Females Geriatrics Gerontology Glomerular Filtration Rate - physiology Health screening Heart diseases Hospitals Humans Hypertension Kidney damage Kidney diseases Kidneys Laboratories LDCs Male Medical examination Medical screening Nephrology Obesity Older people Population Population studies Population Surveillance - methods Population-based studies Prevalence Proteinuria Proteinuria - diagnosis Proteinuria - epidemiology Proteinuria - physiopathology Public health Renal function Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - diagnosis Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - physiopathology Risk factors Stroke Studies Suburban areas Suburbs Urine
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Zusammenfassung:	In China, both population aging and kidney damage has become emerging public health challenges. Despite the number of elders is huge, data on kidney damage in this population are scarce. The present study aimed to describe the prevalence of kidney damage among older adults in Wuhan, China. To describe the prevalence of kidney damage among Chinese elderly, the health screening data of 350,881 adults older than 65 years in Wuhan, China were collected and analyzed. Kidney damage was defined as eGFR less than 60 mL/min per 1·73 m or the presence of proteinuria. Decreased renal function was defined as an eGFR
ISSN:	1471-2369 1471-2369
DOI:	10.1186/s12882-019-1525-5