ASN: 1990 to 2021 Saw Global Rise in Chronic Kidney Disease Cases, Deaths in Women
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases and deaths in women surged worldwide between 1990 and 2021, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego.
Sree Abhilekha Purohit, M.B.B.S., from the Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, India, and colleagues evaluated the global burden of CKD in women in 2,014 countries from 1990 to 2021.
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