Global Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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2002 • 2,777 citations

Transformations Related to the Angular and the Square Root

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2008 • 894 citations

Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness, Prevalence, and Trends among U.S. Adults, 1999 to 2000

2004 • 846 citations

Calibration and random variation of the serum creatinine assay as critical elements of using equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate

2002 • 715 citations

Effect of Gender on the Progression of Nondiabetic Renal Disease

2000 • 650 citations

The double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in developing countries

2005 • 627 citations

The progression of chronic kidney disease: A 10-year population-based study of the effects of gender and age

2006 • 535 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population

2009 • 497 citations

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2007 • 400 citations

Quality of life in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): A cross-sectional analysis in the Renal Research Institute-CKD study

2005 • 392 citations

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2006 • 382 citations

Chronic kidney disease, anemia, and incident stroke in a middle-aged, community-based population: The ARIC Study

2003 • 323 citations

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2006 • 323 citations

Prevalence of chronic renal disease in Spain: results of the EPIRCE study.

2010 • 322 citations

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2013 • 320 citations

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2012 • 309 citations

Prevalence and Factors Associated With CKD: A Population Study From Beijing

2008 • 293 citations

Comparison of the Prevalence and Mortality Risk of CKD in Australia Using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study GFR Estimating Equations: The AusDiab (Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle) Study

2010 • 264 citations

A population-based survey of Chronic REnal Disease In Turkey--the CREDIT study

2010 • 227 citations

Metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in Okinawa, Japan

2006 • 208 citations

High Prevalence and Low Awareness of CKD in Taiwan: A Study on the Relationship Between Serum Creatinine and Awareness From a Nationally Representative Survey

2006 • 206 citations

The glomerular filtration rate in an apparently healthy population and its relation with cardiovascular mortality during 10 years

2007 • 176 citations

Poverty, Race, and CKD in a Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Urban Population

2010 • 171 citations

Community-based study on CKD subjects and the associated risk factors

2009 • 155 citations

Prevalence of decreased kidney function in Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years

2005 • 151 citations

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2009 • 148 citations

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2008 • 147 citations

Detecting chronic kidney disease in population-based administrative databases using an algorithm of hospital encounter and physician claim codes

2013 • 142 citations

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2009 • 134 citations

Gender Differences in Chronic Kidney Disease: Underpinnings and Therapeutic Implications

2010 • 129 citations

The Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and the Associated Factors to CKD in Urban Korea: A Population-based Cross-sectional Epidemiologic Study

2009 • 118 citations

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2016 • 117 citations

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2007 • 115 citations

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2008 • 114 citations

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2010 • 111 citations

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2010 • 106 citations

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2011 • 105 citations

High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thailand

2007 • 101 citations

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Survival among Aboriginal People

2007 • 95 citations

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2014 • 94 citations

A population-based study measuring the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among adults in West Malaysia

2013 • 91 citations

Clinical Risk Implications of the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) Equation Compared With the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study Equation for Estimated GFR

2012 • 88 citations

Creatinine Fluctuation Has a Greater Effect than the Formula to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate on the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease

2010 • 87 citations

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2007 • 83 citations

Moderately decreased renal function negatively affects the health-related quality of life among the elderly Korean population: a population-based study

2008 • 82 citations

Ethnic disparities in prevalence and impact of risk factors of chronic kidney disease

2010 • 80 citations

Prevalence of CKD in Northeastern Italy

2010 • 78 citations

Prevalence of renal impairment and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in a general population: results of the Swiss SAPALDIA study

2006 • 78 citations

Chronic kidney disease: a large-scale population-based study of the effects of introducing theCKD-EPIformula for eGFR reporting

2011 • 78 citations

Burden of CKD, Proteinuria, and Cardiovascular Risk Among Chinese, Mongolian, and Nepalese Participants in the International Society of Nephrology Screening Programs

2010 • 74 citations

Change in prevalence of chronic kidney disease in England over time: comparison of nationally representative cross-sectional surveys from 2003 to 2010

2014 • 73 citations

Validation of The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database for epidemiologic studies of chronic kidney disease

2011 • 70 citations

Chronic kidney diseases in mixed ancestry south African populations: prevalence, determinants and concordance between kidney function estimators

2013 • 70 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among adults in a rural community in South India: Results from the kidney disease screening (KIDS) project

2014 • 67 citations

Community-Based Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension and Diabetes in Dharan

2013 • 64 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its association with metabolic diseases: a cross-sectional survey in Zhejiang province, Eastern China

2014 • 61 citations

Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease: Results from a population of older adults in Germany

2008 • 61 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thai adults: a national health survey

2009 • 60 citations

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2013 • 60 citations

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Association with Risk Factors in Disadvantageous Population

2012 • 57 citations

Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence and Rate of Diagnosis

2007 • 55 citations

Prevalence and risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease in adults over 40 years: A population study from Central China

2009 • 54 citations

Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence Estimates among Racial/Ethnic Groups

2008 • 51 citations

Race differences in prevalence of chronic kidney disease among young adults using creatinine-based glomerular filtration rate-estimating equations

2010 • 51 citations

Association between body mass index and chronic kidney disease: A population-based, cross-sectional study of a Japanese community

2009 • 50 citations

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Risk Factors, and Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease: Data from the PREVADIAB Study

2011 • 49 citations

Épidémiologie de la maladie rénale chronique en République démocratique du Congo : une revue synthétique des études de Kinshasa, la capitale

2010 • 49 citations

Chronic Kidney Disease and Intraocular Pressure

2009 • 49 citations

The epidemiology of adult chronic kidney disease in a population-based study in Iran: prevalence and associated risk factors.

2009 • 46 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its contributing risk factors in southern Iran: a cross-sectional adult population-based study.

2014 • 46 citations

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the general population in Romania: a study on 60,000 persons

2011 • 44 citations

Detection and prevention of chronic kidney disease in Indonesia: Initial community screening

2009 • 42 citations

Prevalence of CKD and Its Relationship to eGFR-Related Genetic Loci and Clinical Risk Factors in the SardiNIA Study Cohort

2014 • 42 citations

Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling elderly by various estimating equations

2012 • 42 citations

Geographic Variation in CKD Prevalence and ESRD Incidence in the United States: Results From the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

2012 • 40 citations

A population-based study on the prevalence and incidence of chronic kidney disease in the Netherlands

2013 • 40 citations

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its relation to socioeconomic conditions in an elderly Polish population: results from the national population-based study PolSenior

2013 • 38 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its associated risk factors: the first report from Iran using both microalbuminuria and urine sediment.

2012 • 37 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a middle and old-aged population of Beijing

2005 • 36 citations

Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease in Central and Eastern Europe

2008 • 31 citations

Trends in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Korean adults: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1998 to 2009

2012 • 30 citations

Comparison of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the MDRD and CKD-EPI equations for CKD screening in a large population

2010 • 27 citations

High Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Impaired Renal Function and Urinary Abnormalities in a Rural Adult Population from Southern China

2012 • 27 citations

The Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Primary Care Setting: A Swiss Cross-Sectional Study

2013 • 27 citations

Chronic kidney disease prevalence and secular trends in a UK population: the impact of MDRD and CKD-EPI formulae

2011 • 26 citations

Prevalencia de enfermedad renal crónica en centros urbanos de atención primaria

2011 • 25 citations

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a Flemish primary care morbidity register

2011 • 25 citations

High rates of albuminuria but not of low eGFR in Urban Indigenous Australians: the DRUID Study

2011 • 24 citations

Trends in estimated kidney function: the FINRISK surveys

2012 • 24 citations

Chronic kidney disease epidemiology in northern Senegal: a cross-sectional study.

2014 • 21 citations

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2007 • 21 citations

Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Japanese Subjects without Notable Chronic Diseases, Undergoing an Annual Health Checkup

2012 • 20 citations

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Rural Chinese Adult Population: The Handan Eye Study

2010 • 17 citations

Trends in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors in a general Japanese population: The Hisayama Study

2010 • 16 citations

Prevalence of diminished kidney function in a representative sample of middle and older age adults in the Irish population

2012 • 16 citations

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and prediabetes and associated risk factors: a community-based screening in Zhuhai, Southern China

2013 • 15 citations

Cross-sectional survey of the prevalence of reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria and cardiovascular risk in a native Spanish population

2012 • 15 citations

Geographic difference in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among Japanese screened subjects: Ibaraki versus Okinawa

2008 • 14 citations

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, and Investigation of the Related Factors with Chronic Kidney Disease

2009 • 14 citations

UK Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease for the Adult Population Is 6.76% Based on Two Creatinine Readings

2012 • 14 citations

Chronic kidney disease in general practice: prevalence, diagnosis, and standards of care.

2009 • 14 citations

Chronic kidney disease in Tasmania

2009 • 13 citations

Distribution of albuminuria and low glomerular filtration rate in a rural area, Shahreza, Iran.

2011 • 13 citations

Prevalence and risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease in a Uygur adult population from Urumqi

2010 • 13 citations

[Estimation of glomerular filtration rate in primary care: prevalence of chronic kidney disease and impact on referral to nephrology].

2008 • 12 citations

Comparison of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence Examined by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration Equation With That by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Equation in Korean Adult Population

2014 • 11 citations

Hypertension and kidney function in an adult population of <scp>W</scp>est <scp>B</scp>engal, <scp>I</scp>ndia: Role of body weight, waist circumference, proteinuria and rural area living

2013 • 9 citations

Sex, Weight Status, and Chronic Kidney Disease among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study

2013 • 9 citations

Insuficiencia renal oculta y prescripción de fármacos en atención primaria

2009 • 8 citations

Estudio transversal comparativo de las fórmulas CKD-EPI y MDRD-4 a partir de la historia clínica informatizada de Atención Primaria de Barcelona

2012 • 6 citations

Analysis of the Prevalence Rate and Correlative Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease in Physical Checkups of Adults in Henan Area

2013 • 4 citations

[Stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease--what is the real prevalence in Romania?].

2008 • 3 citations

Passaggio dalla formula MDRD alla CKD-EPI: impatto sulla riclassificazione in stadi della malattia renale cronica

2012 • 2 citations

[Chronic kidney disease in 5 708 people receiving physical examination].

2014 • 1 citations

DISTRIBUTION OF ALBUMINURIA AND LOW GFR, SHAHREZA, IRAN

2011 • 1 citations