title: Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in Italy.
abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a major public health problem worldwide. In Italy, only scarce and partial national data of prevalence have been obtained, from small-size cohorts in single settings not representative of the general Italian population. In this article, we review in detail the prevalence data obtained by the Gubbio study and the Italian Society of Nephrology - Health Search study, and describe the emerging problem of CKD definition in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Italy. pasquale.zamboli@unina2.it
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zamboli
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Nicola
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minutolo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult