Table 2

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in population-based studies from Europe




Prevalence of CKD




Author [ref.] year
Country
Study population, study design, number of participants, response, age, gender
MDRD equation
CG/BSA equation





Brugts et al. [28] 2005
Netherlands
Participants of the Rotterdam Study, prospective cohort study, N = 4484, response 78%, aged ≥ 55 yrs. (mean age: 69.6 yrs.), 36.3% males.
NR


Overall: 44.9%






Cirillo et al. [29] 2006
Italy
Participants from central Italy, cross-sectional study, N = 4574, response NR, aged 18–95 yrs., 45.5% males.
Overall: 6.4%
Men: 6.5%, Women: 6.2%


NR




Age (yrs.)
Men
Women





18–44
0.6%
1.3%





45–54
2.6%
1.3%





55–64
7.3%
5.4%





65–74
15.0%
11.0%





75+
34.5%
31.6%







Hallan et al. [30] 2006
Norway
Participants of the second Health Survey of Nord-Trondelag County (HUNT II), cross-sectional study, N = 65181, response 70.4%, aged ≥ 20 yrs. (mean age: 50.2 yrs.), 46.8% men.
Overall: 4.7%
Men: 3.6%, Women: 5.7%


NR




Age (yrs.)







20–39
0.2%






30–59
1.4%






60–69
6.3%






70+
18.6%








Nitsch et al. [31] 2006
Switzerland
Participants of the Swiss SAPALDIA Study, random sample, cross-sectional study, N = 6317, response NR, aged ≥ 18 yrs., 49% males.
Overall: 8.1%
Men: 4.5%, Women: 11.5%


NR




Age (yrs.)
Men
Women





< 55
1.1%
7.9%





55–65
7.1%
23.5%





66+
12.9%
35.9%







Otero et al. [32] 2005
Spain
Randomly selected participants of the Estudio Epidemioloógic o de la Insuficiencia Renal en Espana (EPIRCE) pilot study, cross-sectional study, N = 237, response NR, aged ≥ 20 yrs. (mean age: 49.58 yrs.), 42.6% males.
Overall: 5.1%


NR






Verhave et al. [33] 2004
Netherlands
Participants of the Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-stage Disease Study, cohort study, N = 6022, response NR, aged 28–75 yrs. (mean age: 48 yrs.), 51.5% males.
NR


Overall: 4.2%






Viktorsdottir et al. [34] 2005
Iceland
Participants of the Reykijavik Heart Study, cross-sectional study. N = 19256, response NR, aged 33–85 yrs., 48% males.
Overall: 7.2%
Men: 3.7%, Women: 10.9%


Overall: 24.7%
Men: 19%, Women: 30%




Age (yrs.)
Men
Women





35–39
0.8%
2.2%





40–44
1.1%
3.0%





45–49
1.3%
4.4%





50–54
2.3%
6.3%





55–59
2.4%
7.6%





60–64
5.2%
11.7%





65–69
13.5%
36.1%





70–74
17.0%
38.1%





75–79
19.5%
35.3%





80+
24.5%
53.1%







Wasen et al. [35] 2004
Finland
Participants from elderly residents in a community, cross-sectional study, N = 1246, response 83%, age 64–100 yrs. (mean age: 74 yrs.), 42% males.
Overall: 35.8%


Overall: 58.5%


MDRD: simplified equation of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study.

CG/BSA: Cockcroft-Gault formula adjusted by Body Surface Area.

GFR: Glomerular Filtration Rate.

NR: Not reported.

Zhang and Rothenbacher BMC Public Health 2008 8:117   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-117