Sex differences in chronic kidney disease prevalence in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Publication
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AuthorsHockham C.; Bao L.; Tiku A.; Badve S.V.; Bello A.K.; Jardine M.J.; Jha V.; Toyama T.; Woodward M.; Jun M.
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TypeOriginal Research
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JournalClinical Kidney Journal
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Publication Date2022
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Abstract
Previous reports on the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Asia have suggested important sex disparities but have been inconsistent in nature. We sought to synthesize available sex-disaggregated CKD prevalence data in Asia to quantify sex disparities in the region.