Research Article

Chronic Kidney Disease Requiring Healthcare Services: A New Approach to Evaluate Epidemiology of Renal Disease

Table 1

Overall and stage-specific CKD estimates from previous epidemiologic investigations worldwide.

Author, dateSetting-ageCountryRaceCKD StagePrevalence%Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4Stage 5MethodAlbuminuria

Coresh et al., 2003 [8]General population; 18–95 yearsUSA15,625Afro-American1–5113.334.30.20.2MDRDNo
Holmen et al., 2003 [12]General population; >20 yearsNorway65,181Caucasian1–411.23.13.45.30.4NAMDRDYes
De Zeeuw et al., 2005 [5]General population; 28–75 yearsThe Netherlands3,432Caucasian1–510.61.33.85.30.10.1cCrClYes
Viktorsdottir et al., 2005 [13]General population; 33–85 yearsIceland19,381Caucasian1, 3-4>9.21.6NA7.40.2NAMDRD; C-GYes
Cirillo et al., 2006 [14]General population; 18–95 yearsItaly4,574Caucasian3–56.6 M—6.2 FNANANANAMDRDYes
Gambaro et al., 2010 [9]General population; >40 yearsItaly3,870Caucasian1–412.7
(13.2 M—12.2 F)
1.74.36.40.3NACKD-EPIYes
Gonzlez et al., 2010 [6]General population; >20 yearsSpain2,746Caucasian1–512.51.01.36.50.30.03MDRDYes
de Nicola et al., 2011 [10]General population; 35–79 yearsItaly3,559Caucasian1–57.1 (7.5 M—6.5 F)2.61.52.60.20.1CKD-EPIYes
Capuano et al., 2012 [15]General population; 25–74 yearsItaly1,200Caucasian1–55.9 M—3.9 F (1998-1999)
6.2 M—9.0 F
(2008-2009)
NANANANANAC-GNo
Zhang et al., 2012 [11]General population; 18–95 yearsChina47,204Chinese1–510.85.73.41.60.10.03MDRDYes

C-G: Cockroft-Gault equation; cCrCl: calculated creatinine clearance; CKD-EPI: chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration equation; CKD: chronic kidney disease; F: females; : number; NA: not available; M: males; MDRD: modification of diet in renal disease equation.