Sex differences in chronic kidney disease prevalence in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Resource type: Publication Publication
  • Authors
    Hockham C.; Bao L.; Tiku A.; Badve S.V.; Bello A.K.; Jardine M.J.; Jha V.; Toyama T.; Woodward M.; Jun M.
  • Type
    Original Research
  • Journal
    Clinical Kidney Journal
  • Publication Date
    2022
  • 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.