Sex differences in chronic kidney disease awareness among US adults, 1999 to 2018.
Sebastian HödlmoserWolfgang C WinkelmayerJarcy ZeeRoberto Pecoits-FilhoRonald L PisoniFriedrich K PortBruce M RobinsonRobin RistlSimon KrennAmelie KurnikowskiMichał LewandowskiAllison TonJuan Jesus CarreroEva Susanna SchernhammerManfred HeckingPublished in: PloS one (2020)
CKD awareness is lower among US women than men. The narrowing gap between the sexes in more recent years and the results on CKD awareness by serum creatinine indicate that health care professionals have previously been relying on serum creatinine to inform patients about their condition, but in more recent years have been using eGFR, which accounts for women's lower serum creatinine levels due to their lower muscle mass. Additional efforts should be made to increase CKD awareness among both sexes.
Keyphrases
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- uric acid
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- small cell lung cancer
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- pregnancy outcomes
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- patient reported