Research Article

International Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Available Data

Table 3

Societies of nephrology contacted to identify additional descriptive information on CKD.

CountrySocietyContact established?Additional statistics/sources provided?d

Europe
 DenmarkDansk Nefrologisk SelskabaYesYes
 FranceSociété Francophone de NéphrologieaYesYes
 GermanyDeutsche Gesellschaft für NephrologieaYesYes
 GreeceHellenic Society of NephrologyaYesNo
 ItalySocietà Italiana di NefrologiaaYesNo
 PortugalSociedade Portuguesa de NefrologiaaNo
 Russian FederationRussian Dialysis SocietyaYesYes
 SpainSociedad Española de NefrologíaaNo
 SwedenSwedish Society of NephrologyYesYes
 NetherlandsNederlandse Federatie voor NefrologieaYesYes
 United KingdomThe Renal Association (UK)aYesYes
Asia
 ChinaChinese Society of NephrologycNo
 Hong Kong
 IndiaIndian Society of NephrologybYesYes
 JapanJapanese Society of NephrologybYesYes
 Republic of KoreaKorean Society of NephrologybYesYes
 TurkeyTurkish Society of NephrologyaNo
Americas
 BrazilBrazilian Society of NephrologycYesYes
 CanadaCanadian Society of NephrologybYesYes
 Mexico Mexican Institute of Nephrology ResearchbNo
 United StatesAmerican Society of NephrologybYesYes
Oceania
 Australia Australian and New Zealand Society of NephrologycYesYes

aContact information obtained from ERA-EDTA national societies of nephrology list.
bContact information obtained from website of country’s nephrology society.
cContact information obtained from ISN website.
dSocieties often provided confirmation of existing registries or lack of existing statistics for non-RRT CKD. Some societies additionally provided references and pointers to additional online sources and/or data.