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Prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA: results from the multinational observational REVEAL-CKD study

Tangri N, Moriyama T, Schneider M, Virgitti JB, De Nicola L, Arnold M, Barone S, Peach E, Wittbrodt E, Chen H, Järbrink K, Kushner P (2023)

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Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Book Volume: 13

Pages Range: e067386-

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067386

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: REVEAL-CKD aims to estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with, undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). DESIGN: Multinational, observational study. SETTING: Data from six country-specific electronic medical records and/or insurance claims databases from five countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA [two databases]). PARTICIPANTS: Eligible participants (≥18 years old) had ≥2 consecutive estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) measurements (calculated from serum creatinine values, sex and age) taken from 2015 onwards that were indicative of stage 3 CKD (≥30 and <60 mL/min/1.73 m2). Undiagnosed cases lacked an International Classification of Diseases 9/10 diagnosis code for CKD (any stage) any time before, and up to 6 months after, the second qualifying eGFR measurement (study index). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was point prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 CKD. Time to diagnosis was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier approach. Factors associated with lacking a CKD diagnosis and risk of diagnostic delay were assessed using logistic regression adjusted for baseline covariates. RESULTS: The prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 CKD was 95.5% (19 120/20 012 patients) in France, 84.3% (22 557/26 767) in Germany, 77.0% (50 547/65 676) in Italy, 92.1% (83 693/90 902) in Japan, 61.6% (13 845/22 470) in the US Explorys Linked Claims and Electronic Medical Records Data database and 64.3% (161 254/250 879) in the US TriNetX database. The prevalence of undiagnosed CKD increased with age. Factors associated with undiagnosed CKD were female sex (vs male, range of odds ratios across countries: 1.29-1.77), stage 3a CKD (vs 3b, 1.81-3.66), no medical history (vs a history) of diabetes (1.26-2.77) or hypertension (1.35-1.78). CONCLUSIONS: There are substantial opportunities to improve stage 3 CKD diagnosis, particularly in female patients and older patients. The low diagnosis rates in patients with comorbidities that put them at risk of disease progression and complications require attention. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT04847531.

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Tangri, N., Moriyama, T., Schneider, M., Virgitti, J.B., De Nicola, L., Arnold, M.,... Kushner, P. (2023). Prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA: results from the multinational observational REVEAL-CKD study. BMJ Open, 13(5), e067386-. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067386

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Tangri, Navdeep, et al. "Prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA: results from the multinational observational REVEAL-CKD study." BMJ Open 13.5 (2023): e067386-.

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