title: Gender differences in chronic kidney disease.
abstract: Women live longer than men. Can this phenomenon be explained by chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Gender differences in the prevalence and incidence of CKD are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dialysis Unit, University Hospital of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. chihokun@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kunitoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iseki
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology