Trends in Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States

Trends in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are important for health care policy and planning.To update trends in CKD prevalence.Repeated cross-sectional study.NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) for 1988 to 1994 and every 2 years from 1999 to 2012.Adults aged 20 years or older.Chronic kidney disease (stages 3 and 4) was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 15 to 59 mL/min/1.73 m2,...