Review Article
Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations
Table 1
Stages of chronic kidney disease.
| | Stage | Description | eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) | Prevalence estimates,1988–1994 | Prevalence estimates,1999–2004 |
| | 1 | Slight kidney damage with normal or increased filtration | More than 90 | 1.7% (95% CI 1.3%–2.2%) | 1.8% (95% CI 1.4%–2.3%) | | 2 | Mild decrease in kidney function | 60–89 | 2.7% (95% CI 2.2%–3.2%) | 3.2% (95% CI 2.6%–3.9%) | | 3 | Moderate decrease in kidney function | 30–59 | 5.4% (95% CI 4.9%–6.0%) | 7.7% (95% CI 7.0%–8.4%) | | 4 | Severe decrease in kidney function | 15–29 | 0.21% (95% CI 0.15%–0.27%) | 0.35% (95% CI 0.25%–0.45%) |
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Data from [1].
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