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One in twelve adults has diagnosis of chronic kidney disease
Research in which Nivel participated, funded by the Dutch Kidney Foundation, shows that in 2021 8.5% of the people registered in healthcare registrations, had chronic kidney disease. The results are published in the report ‘Facts and Figures about Chronic Kidney Disease in the Netherlands’.
With an aging population and an expected increase in risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, the number of people diagnosed with chronic kidney disease will increase. Kidney damage can lead to cardiovascular disease and can eventually result in dialysis or a kidney transplantation. Therefore, the prevalence of a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease has now been mapped.
About the study
The study was funded by the Dutch Kidney Foundation and involved a collaboration between University of Groningen (Netherlands) (coordinator), Nefrovisie (Netherlands), Nivel, Radboud University Medical Center (Netherlands) and Amsterdam University Medical Center (Netherlands). Data from electronic patient records from several sources were used: GP practices (Nivel Primary Care Database), hospitals (Vektis) and dialysis centers (Nefrodata).