Prevalence Studies on CKDu Need Stringent Reporting on Outcomes to Enhance Comparability.

Kristina JakobssonJason GlaserCatharina Wesseling

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)

Prevalence studies on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) need stringent reporting on outcomes following existing guidelines. Only by doing so, the much-needed comparisons between occupations, regions and climates for the elucidation of the etiology/etiologies of CKDu, and subsequently for its prevention, are possible. We, here, comment on methodological issues in a recently published study on rice farmers from West Java, Indonesia.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
risk factors
adverse drug
case control
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
metabolic syndrome
emergency department
insulin resistance
drug induced
electronic health record