CKD prevalence has more than doubled since 1990, with 788 million adults affected in 2023, highlighting a significant global health challenge. The disease is a major contributor to cardiovascular ...

The early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are usually asymptomatic, with kidney function progressively and ...

Rising chronic kidney disease prevalence and morbidity rates in 2023 make CKD the ninth leading cause of death globally, ...

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U rinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) may be slightly better than urinary protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR) at predicting kidney failure-related clinical outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD), a ...

Current equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that use serum creatinine or cystatin C incorporate age, sex, and race to estimate measured GFR. However, race in eGFR equations is a ...

The kidneys play an essential role in helping your body maintain homeostasis, or balance. They do this by removing waste products and excess fluids. The kidneys remove these products through urine, ...

Expert discusses how understanding and promoting awareness of CKD stages enables earlier intervention and better management ...