Chungnam National University Hospital Researchers Provide New Study Findings on Chronic Kidney Disease [The Factors Influencing Chronic Kidney Disease Incidence: Database from the Korean National Health Insurance Sharing Service (NHISS)]: Kidney Diseases and Conditions – Chronic Kidney Disease

2024 MAY 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Business Daily -- Fresh data on chronic kidney disease are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of Daejeon, South Korea, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “The global prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing, with diabetes accounting for the highest proportion. We analyzed the influence of clinical factors on the incidence of CKD according to the renal function, primary focusing on patients with diabetes. We used the Sample Cohorts Database provided by the National Health Insurance Sharing Service (NHISS) in Korea.”

Financial supporters for this research include Korea Ministry of Education; Korean Government.

The news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Chungnam National University Hospital: “Participants aged 40 years who underwent a health checkup in 2009 were categorized into six groups based on their eGFR values (<60 mL/min, 60-89 mL/min, 90 mL/min) and the presence of diabetes. And all patients with CKD at 2009 screening were excluded. The participants were tracked from 2010 to 31 December 2019. The CKD incidence rate according to the eGFR values and the effect of the accompanying factors on CKD incidence were confirmed. 148,089 people without CKD were analyzed. The CKD incidence rate was highest in those with eGFR < 60 mL/min with diabetes and lowest in those with eGFR 90 mL/min without diabetes. The CKD incidence rates were similar between the eGFR < 60 mL/min group without diabetes and the eGFR 60-89 mL/min group with diabetes. Compared to under 44 years of age, the hazard ratio of CKD incidence was 8 times higher in over 75 years of age. Men had a 1.7-fold higher risk of developing CKD than women. Current smoker, hypertension, dyslipidemia, myocardial infarction history, and atrial fibrillation and flutter increased the risk of CKD incidence. Age, diabetes, and baseline eGFR are important factors in the occurrence of CKD. As age increases, the risk of developing CKD in men increases compared to women.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “These results will be helpful in predicting risk groups for CKD and establishing strategies to lowering CKD incidence.”

For more information on this research see: The Factors Influencing Chronic Kidney Disease Incidence: Database from the Korean National Health Insurance Sharing Service (NHISS). Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024,13(8):2164. (Journal of Clinical Medicine - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm). The publisher for Journal of Clinical Medicine is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13082164.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Ho-Joon Ko, Department of Nephrology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon 35015, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Soon-Ki Ahn, Suyeon Han, Moo-Jun Kim, Ki Ryang Na, Hyerim Park, Dae Eun Choi.

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