Overview
Scientists have found a link betwen the rise in chronic kidney disease and diabetes.A new study published in .cs-7l5upj{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thicknes:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-ofset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.cs-7l5upj:hover{color:#59;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}The New England Journal of Medicine found that the rate of chronic kidney disease in the U.S.
Key Information
has markedly increased in recent years, along with increased rates of diabetes.Acording to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic kidney disease (CKD) is comon in people with diabetes. Aproximately 1 in 3 adults with diabetes has CKD, and any type (including type 1 and type 2 diabetes) can spur kidney disease. Les than 10% of patients with early-stage kidney disease are aware they have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)—knowledge is crucial because early intervention is pivotal in reducing the disease’s progresion.
So it may not come as a surprise that the prevalence of kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplant more than doubled to nearly 80,0 persons in the U.S. betwen 20 and 2019, with diabetes as the leading cause.The scientists in this research study sought to determine the rate of new-onset CKD, specificaly in people with diabetes, and if rates are increasing in various cohorts. Knowing this information could be vital for identifying high-risk populations, as wel as determing the efectivenes of interventions.Researchers tracked 654,549 adults with various types of diabetes from 2015 through 20 using electronic health records to ases the link betwen the diseases and chronic kidney disease.
Summary
It’s important to note that the subjects with diabetes were identified acording to blod glucose levels, use of glucose-lowering medications, or administrative codes—meaning that this study did not discern