Sex differences in CKD 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.; Gallagher M.P.; Jardine M.J.; Jha V.; Woodward M.; Jun M.
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TypeOriginal Research
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JournalJournal of the American Society of Nephrology
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Publication Date2020
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Abstract
Individual studies reporting sex-specific chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence in Asia have shown inconsistent sex differences in CKD prevalence. We sought to synthesise available sex-disaggregated data to better define and compare CKD prevalence in women and men in Asia.