Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: a propósito del día mundial del riñón: [editorial] / Diabetic renal disease: the World Kidney Day in Chile: [editorial]
Rev. méd. Chile
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138(4): 397-400, abr. 2010. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-553208
ABSTRACT
The third version of the World Kidney Day will be held on May 13, 2010 in Chile and will be focused in diabetic renal damage, the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently, we are living a pandemia of CKD, a progressive and irreversible condition with high social and economic impact. In Chile, we have 857 patients per million inhabitants in hemodialysis and 35 percent are secondary to diabetes. Our general prevalence of diabetes is 4.2 percent, rising to 15 percent in people aged more than 64 years. With a 34 percent prevalence of hypertension, an aging population, high prevalence of obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle, there is an estimation of a rise in 85 percent of the prevalence of diabetes in South-America, for the next decades. The steps to be taken are clear campaigns should be aimed at (1) prevention of type 2 diabetes; (2) screening for early diabetic kidney disease; (3) increasing patient awareness of kidney disease; (4) using medications of proven strategy and fnally (5) research on new therapies. These concepts must be included in community and professional education to reduce the effects of this pandemia.
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Main subject:
Diabetic Nephropathies
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Health Promotion
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad austral de Chile/CL
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