Chronic kidney disease prevalence varies greatly across Europe

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 19:32 in Health & Medicine

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease varies across European countries, ranging from 3 percent to 17 percent. Differences in rates of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity -- which are risk factors for chronic kidney disease -- do not account for this variation.

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