title: Age-related differences in susceptibility of males and females to end-stage reflux nephropathy.
abstract: Age-specific rates for entry into Australian maintenance dialysis and transplantation programmes show that reflux nephropathy is equally common as a cause of end-stage renal failure in males and females from 5 to 24 years, and over 75 years of age, but between 35 and 64 years renal failure due to this disease is significantly more common in women than men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hodson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors