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- There are 26 million Americans with CKD. 1
- Over 20 million are at risk of developing CKD. 1
- An estimated 7.69 percent of adults aged 20 or older (15.5 million adults) have physiological evidence of chronic kidney disease. 2
- In 2005 485,012 U.S residents were being treated for End-stage Renal Disease.3
- In 2005 341,319 U.S. residents with ESRD received dialysis.2
- National Kidney Foundation.
Available at: http://www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/ckd/index.cfm
- National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse.
Available at: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kustats/index.htm
- United States Renal Data System. USRDS 2007 Annual Data Report. Bethesda, MD: National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); 2007.
Available at: http://www.usrds.org/2007/ref/D_modalities_07.pdf?zoom_highlight=485+012+ Accessed September 4, 2008.
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