title: Chronic Kidney Disease Japan Cohort (CKD-JAC) study: design and methods.
abstract: The prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Japan are the highest and the third highest, respectively, in the world, while the incidence of cardiac death in Japan is the lowest among developed countries. A recent study showed that the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2), is extremely high in Japan, about 20% of the adult population. However, the risk of ESRD and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the CKD population has not been determined nationwide. For this observational study, we will establish a Chronic Kidney Disease Japan Cohort (CKD-JAC) by enrolling 3,000 patients with CKD in 17 clinical centers around Japan, which will be used to determine the incidence of ESRD and CVD in Japanese CKD patients. Risk factors associated with the development of CVD will also be examined. Comorbidity of diabetes in CKD patients will be analyzed to determine whether it is a risk for rapid progression of CKD and high incidence of CVD. In addition, we will study whether the burden of CKD decreases the QOL of patients, and increases hospitalization or health resource utilization. Insights from the CKD-JAC study will provide a basis for future interventional trials focused on reducing the burden of ESRD and CVD in patients with CKD in Japan.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. imai@medone.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors: Enyu
authors: E
authors: Imai
authors: Seiichi
authors: S
authors: Matsuo
authors: Hirofumi
authors: H
authors: Makino
authors: Tsuyoshi
authors: T
authors: Watanabe
authors: Tadao
authors: T
authors: Akizawa
authors: Kosaku
authors: K
authors: Nitta
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Iimuro
authors: Yasuo
authors: Y
authors: Ohashi
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Hishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007564:Japan; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000150:complications; D012107:Research Design