CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS REFERRED FOR TREATMENT OF END-STAGE RENAL-DISEASE IN A DEFINED POPULATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS REFERRED FOR TREATMENT OF END-STAGE RENAL-DISEASE IN A DEFINED POPULATION
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.72.8.829
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
FRIEDMAN, GD
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作者:
HIATT, RA;FRIEDMAN, GD
The incidence of referral for treatment of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) in northern California [USA] from 1972-1977. In this population of > 1 million persons, an age-adjusted annual incidence of 44.9/million was found after 1973, when the Federal ESRD Program went into effect. Age-specific incidence was highest in men .gtoreq. 70 yr of age and in women in the 50-59 yr age group; the male/female ratio was 1.4:1. The most common diagnoses of patients referred with ESRD were glomerulonephritis (11.4/million per yr), diabetic nephropathy (5.0/million per yr), primary hypertensive disease (3.1/million per yr), and polycystic kidney disease (2.4/million per yr). Estimated rates of referral for ESRD were highest for blacks, lowest for whites and intermediate for Asians. Incidence varied by geographic area within the health plan service area and was highest where the percentage of the black population was highest.