Reporting chronic kidney disease in Greenland

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health burden affecting more than 10% of the global population. It is a multifactorial disease with many risk factors attributed lifestyle diseases. The prevalence of CKD in Greenland is unknown; however, the prevalence of risk factors contributing...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Lomstein, Fabian Bøgild, Kjærgaard, Marie, Skovgaard, Nils, Pedersen, Michael Lynge, Backe, Marie Balslev
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Humans
Greenland/epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Life Style
Renal Insufficiency
Chronic/epidemiology
Risk Factors
epidemiology
chronic kidney disease
creatinine
CKD
Greenland
original people
Circumpolar Health
greenlandic
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Online Access:https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/cf4c764e-3d89-4469-be68-c5fdbd4f4391
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2261223
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Summary:Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health burden affecting more than 10% of the global population. It is a multifactorial disease with many risk factors attributed lifestyle diseases. The prevalence of CKD in Greenland is unknown; however, the prevalence of risk factors contributing to CKD is increasing.Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of CKD in Greenland.Methods: The study was a cross-sectional register-study including all Greenlandic residents aged ≥20 years with serum creatinine analysis within the last 2 years. We identified those with CKD based on eGFR and UACR and those registered with a CKD diagnosis code. Two limitations of the study are possible lack of data completeness and the reliance of a single time point to report CKD.Results: A total of 2,157 patients were identified with CKD with an age-standardised prevalence of 3.01%. Only 75 patients were registered with a diagnosis code for CKD. Approximately 80% of patients were classified with CKD stages 1-2.Conclusion: This is the first study reporting CKD in Greenland. We found a lower prevalence of CKD than reported by other studies, and a low number of patients correctly diagnosed with CKD. We call for increased awareness and diagnosis coding of CKD in Greenland.

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