Research Article

Projecting the Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Developed Country and Its Implications on Public Health

Table 1

Input values for the base year.

Parameter (aged 21+ years)ValueSource(s)

Demographic variables
Prevalence of non-CKD, 2007 (unadjusted)84.4%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1]

Prevalence of CKD stages 1-2, 2007 (unadjusted)10.0%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1]

Prevalence of CKD stage 3, 2007 (unadjusted)5.3%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1]

Prevalence of CKD stage 4, 2007 (unadjusted)0.2%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1]

Prevalence of CKD stage 5, 2007 (unadjusted)0.01%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1]

% undiagnosed CKD stages 1-2, 2007 (adjusted)85.3%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1] and CDMS (with assumption)

% undiagnosed CKD stage 3, 2007 (adjusted)66.9%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1] and CDMS (with assumption)

% undiagnosed CKD stage 4, 2007 (adjusted)47.3%Sabanayagam et al., 2010 [1] and CDMS (with assumption)

Singapore resident population
Singapore resident population, 20072,603,628Population Trends 2014 [24]

Mortality rates (per 1000 resident population)
Mortality rate, 20076.50Population Trends 2014 [24]

CDMS: Chronic Disease Management System; CKD: Chronic Kidney Disease.