The increasing incidence of end-stage renal disease in Wisconsin from 1982-2003: an analysis by age, race, and primary diagnosis.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the trends in the incidence of end-stage renal disease in Wisconsin from 1982 to 2003.


METHODS
De-identified incidence data for this study were supplied by the Renal Network of the Upper Midwest (Region 11). We examined trends in the incidence of end-stage renal disease by age, race, gender, and primary diagnosis from 1982 to 2003.


RESULTS
The incidence of end-stage renal disease increased more than 3-fold from 1982 to 2003. This increase was especially striking in persons with diabetes and hypertension, as well as among those aged > or = 75 years. The increase in the incidence of end-stage renal disease was also apparent among all racial groups and both genders.


CONCLUSIONS
The continued increase in the incidence of end-stage renal disease in Wisconsin may result from a number of factors, such as an unintended consequence of better chronic disease management, which may predispose older individuals to end-stage renal disease. Resources aimed at decreasing the incidence of end-stage renal disease are needed to prevent unnecessary health care costs and negative health outcomes, including loss of life.
Stolzmann
Kelly L
KL
Population Health Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA. klstolzmann@wisc.edu
Camponeschi
Jenny L
JL
Remington
Patrick L
PL
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology