The Oxford Renal (OxRen) cross-sectional study of chronic kidney disease in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosed with objective measures of kidney damage and function has been recognised as a major public health burden. Independent of age, sex, ethnicity and comorbidity, strong associations exist between cardiovascular disease, mortality, morbidity and CKD, defined by reduced glomerular filtration rate and increased urinary albumin excretion. Detection of CKD within the population is therefore a priority for health systems.

Methods and analysis

15 000 patients aged 60 years or over meeting the inclusion criteria will be invited to the study. Recruitment will be stratified to represent the distribution of socioeconomic position in the UK general population. Patients will be excluded if terminally ill (expected survival <1 year), or if

SUBMITTER: Hill NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3884624 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature