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International prevalence patterns of low eGFR in adults aged 18-60 without traditional risk factors from a population-based cross-sectional disadvantaged populations eGFR epidemiology (DEGREE) study.
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- Heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria for chronic kidney disease of undetermined etiology (CKDu): a systematic review of the literature.BMC nephrology · 2025Pooled it
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Charlotte E RutterDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Electronic address: charlotte.rutter1@lshtm.ac.uk.
Mary NjorogeDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Philip J CooperInstitute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, London, UK; School of Medicine, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Dorairaj PrabhakaranCentre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
Vivekanand JhaGeorge Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, New Delhi, India; School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK; Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Prabhdeep KaurIsaac Centre for Public Health, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.
Sailesh MohanCentre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
Ravi Raju TatapudiThe Apollo University, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Annibale BiggeriDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Peter RohloffCenter for Indigenous Health Research, Maya Health Alliance, Wuqu' Kawoq, Guatemala.
Michelle H HathawayDivision of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Amelia C CrampinMalawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU), Malawi; School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Meghnath DhimalResearch Section, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Anil PoudyalResearch Section, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Antonio Bernabe-OrtizCRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
Cristina O'Callaghan-GordoFaculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain; Networking Centre of Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
Pubudu ChulasiriMinistry of Health, Sri Lanka.
Nalika GunawardenaWorld Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India.
Thilanga RuwanpathiranaEpidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
S C WickramasingheNoncommunicable Diseases Bureau, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
Sameera SenanayakeHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS (National University of Singapore) Medical School, Singapore.
Chagriya KitiyakaraFaculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Marvin Gonzalez-QuirozDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, UT School of Public Health San Antonio, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA; Centre for Kidney and Bladder Health, University College London, London, UK; Center for Indigenous Health Research, Wuqu' Kawoq - Maya Health Alliance, Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
Sandra CortésAdvanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Kristina JakobssonSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; La Isla Network, Ada, Michigan, USA.
Ricardo Correa-RotterDepartment of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition, Mexico City, Mexico; National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico.
Jason GlaserLa Isla Network, Ada, Michigan, USA.
Ajay SinghHarvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sophie HamiltonDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Devaki NairCentre for Kidney and Bladder Health, University College London, London, UK; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK; Health Services Laboratories, London, UK.
Aurora AragónCenter for Indigenous Health Research, Wuqu' Kawoq - Maya Health Alliance, Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
Dorothea NitschDepartment of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Steven RobertsonClinical Trials Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Ben CaplinCentre for Kidney and Bladder Health, University College London, London, UK.
Neil PearceDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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Abstract
The disadvantaged populations eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) epidemiology (DEGREE) study was designed to gain insight into the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of undetermined cause (CKDu) using standard protocols to estimate the general-population prevalence of low eGFR internationally. Therefore, we estimated the age-standardized prevalence of eGFR under 60 ml/min per 1.73m
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Glomerular Filtration RateRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlobal HealthHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsVulnerable PopulationsYoung Adultchronic interstitial nephritis of agricultural communities (CINAC)chronic kidney disease of non-traditional cause (CKDnt)chronic kidney disease of undetermined cause (CKDu)estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN)prevalence
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