Prevalence and Incidence of Kidney failure
Prevelance of Kidney failure discussion:
More than 200,000 people in the U.S. suffer from kidney
failure. As of April 2001, there are 48,639 people in the U.S. waiting
for a kidney transplant. (Source: excerpt from ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION: NWHIC)
Prevelance statistics for Kidney failure:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Kidney failure:
- 56,598 people with end-stage renal disease were waiting for kidney transplants in the US (United Network for Organ Sharing, 2003, NIDDK)
- 2,444 people with end-stage renal disease were waiting for kidney and pancreas transplants in the US (United Network for Organ Sharing, 2003, NIDDK)
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Incidence statistics for Kidney failure:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Kidney failure:
- Kidney failure rates were approximately 5 times higher for the indigenous population in Australia 2000-02 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 93,327 people commenced treatment for end-stage renal disease annually in the US 2001 (United States Renal Data System, 2003, NIDDK)
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Death statistics for Kidney failure:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Kidney failure:
- 76,584 people undergoing end-stage renal treatment died each year in the US 2001 (United States Renal Data System, 2003, NIDDK)
- 26.1% of deaths from kidney failure were also associated with coronary heart disease in Australia (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 28.6% of deaths from kidney failure were also associated with heart failure in Australia (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 1,006 women died from renal failure in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 919 men died from renal failure in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Prevalence/Incidence of Kidney failure: Online Medical Books
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Polycystic kidney disease:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
While both types of polycystic kidney disease are genetically transmitted, the incidence in two distinct age groups and different inheritance patterns suggest two unrelated disorders. The infantile type appears to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, whereas the adult type seems to be an autosomal dominant trait. The gene has been located on chromosome 6, supporting the premise that this is a single genetic disease with variable phenotype presentation.
Polycystic kidney disease reportedly affects 1 in every 1,000 Americans; yet that number may be even higher because some cases from patients who aren’t symptomatic go unreported. Both types of polycystic kidney disease affect males and females equally.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Chronic renal failure:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Diabetes and hypertension are the primary causes of chronic renal failure, accounting for two-thirds of cases. Other causes of chronic renal failure include:
❑ chronic glomerular disease such as glomerulonephritis
❑ chronic infections, such as chronic pyelonephritis or tuberculosis
❑ congenital anomalies such as polycystic kidneys
❑ vascular diseases such as renal nephrosclerosis
❑ obstructive processes such as calculi
❑ collagen diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus
❑ nephrotoxic agents such as long-term aminoglycoside therapy.
These conditions gradually destroy the nephrons and eventually cause irreversible renal failure. Similarly, acute renal failure that fails to respond to treatment becomes chronic renal failure.
This syndrome may progress through the following stages:
❑ reduced renal reserve (creatinine clearance glomerular filtration rate [GFR] is 40 to 70 ml/minute)
❑ renal insufficiency (GFR 20 to 40 ml/ minute)
❑ renal failure (GFR 10 to 20 ml/minute)
❑ end-stage renal disease (GFR less than 10 ml/minute).
Chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease affect about 2 out of 1,000 people in the United States.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Kidney failure usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Kidney failure at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Kidney failure refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Kidney failure diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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