Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Risk Factors -- United States, 1999-2004.

KIDNEY diseases; HEALTH surveys; DISEASE risk factors; CENTERS for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.)

The article summarizes the results of an analysis of data on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the U.S. from 1999 to 2004 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A description of CKD is given and cites some of the risk factors for CKD including diabetes, hypertension and obesity. It calculates the CKD prevalence estimates.