Diagnosis, stages and epidemiologic studies of chronic kidney disease in elderly adults

VernacularTitle:老年人慢性肾脏病诊断标准和分期以及流行病学研究现状
Author: Xiang GU ; Xianghua FANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nephrosis; Diagnosis
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2016;35(5):556-559
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Since the chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) can cause serious disease burden and consume huge amounts of health resources to human life,research on CKD received increasing attention.For the particularity of the elderly,whether the current definition,stages and renal function assessment of CKD should be distinguished from the adults has been controversial.We conducted a comprehensive review on these issues.Furthermore,the studies on the epidemiologic status,trends,and characteristics of CKD for the elderly were summarized,and possible reasons for the differences between the various studies were analyzed.