title: Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry: 2008 prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease and correlation with socioeconomic indexes.
abstract: In 2008, 563,294,000 people were living in Latin America (LA), of which 6.6% were older than 65. The region is going through a fast demographic and epidemiologic transition process, in the context of an improvement in socio-economic indices. The Latin American Dialysis and Renal Transplant Registry has collected data since 1991, through an annual survey completed by 20 affiliated National Societies. Renal replacement treatment (RRT) prevalence and incidence showed an increase year by year. The prevalence rate (in all modalities) correlated with the World Bank country classification by income and the epidemiologic transition stage the countries were experiencing. RRT prevalence and kidney transplantation rates correlated significantly with gross national income (GNI), health expenditure in constant dollars (HeExp), % older than 65, life expectancy at birth, and % of the population living in urban settings. Kidney transplantation increased also, year by year, with more than 50% of transplants performed using kidneys from deceased donors. Double transplants were performed in six countries. RRT prevalence and incidence increased in LA, and are associated with indexes reflecting higher and more evenly distributed national wealth (GNI and HeExp), and the stage of demographic and epidemiological transition.
authors.affiliation: Executive Board of the Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry (LADTR) , Argentina.
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cusumano
authors.affiliation: Executive Board of the Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry (LADTR) , México.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Executive Board of the Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry (LADTR) , Uruguay.
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Bedat
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Argentina.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marinovich
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Brazil.
authors.forename: Jocemir
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lugon
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Chile.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poblete-Badal
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Chile.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elgueta
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Colombia.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Cuba.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almaguer
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Dominican Republic.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Manzano
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Ecuador.
authors.forename: Nelly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Guatemala.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luna-Guerra
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Honduras.
authors.forename: Gaspar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from México.
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bochicchio
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Panama.
authors.forename: Cesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuero
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Paraguay.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cuevas
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Peru.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pereda
authors.affiliation: Delegates to the LADTR from National Societies of Nephrology from Venezuela.
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carlini
keywords: ESRD prevalence; Latin America; dialysis and transplant registry