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Island medicine: using data linkage to establish the kidney health of the population of Tasmania, Australia
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Jose, M and Raj, R and Jose, K and Kitsos, AR and Saunder, THC and McKercher, C and Radford, J, Island medicine: using data linkage to establish the kidney health of the population of Tasmania, Australia, International Journal of Population Data Science, 6, (1) pp. 1-11. ISSN 2399-4908 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.23889/ijpds.v6i1.1665
Abstract
Objective: To report (using linked laboratory data) the incidence, prevalence and geographic variation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) across the whole island population of Tasmania, Australia.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study (the Tasmanian Chronic Kidney Disease study (CKD.TASlink)) using linked data from five health and two pathology datasets from the island state of Tasmania, Australia between 1/1/2004 and 31/12/2017. We used data on 460,737 Tasmanian adults (aged 18 years and older, representing 86.8% of the state's population) who had a serum creatinine measured during the study period. We defined CKD as per Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative, requiring two measures of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 mL/min/1.73m2, at least three months apart. Kidney replacement therapy (KRT) included dialysis or kidney transplantation.
Results: We identified 56,438 Tasmanians with CKD during the study period, equating to an age-standardised annual incidence of 1.0% and a prevalence of 6.5%. These figures were higher in women, older Tasmanians and people living in the North-West region of Tasmania. Testing for urinary albumin:creatinine ratio is increasing, with 28.5% of women and 30.8% of men with stage 3 CKD having both an eGFR and uACR in 2017. Use of KRT was consistently seen in >65% of Tasmanians with eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73m2.
Conclusion: There is geographic and gender variation in the incidence and prevalence of CKD, but it is reassuring to see that the majority of people with end-stage kidney failure are actually receiving treatment with dialysis or transplantation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | chronic kidney disease, dialysis, epidemiology, transplantation, Tasmania, data linkage, |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
Research Field: | Nephrology and urology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions |
UTAS Author: | Jose, M (Professor Matthew Jose) |
UTAS Author: | Raj, R (Dr Rajesh Raj) |
UTAS Author: | Jose, K (Dr Kim Jose) |
UTAS Author: | Kitsos, AR (Mr Alex Kitsos) |
UTAS Author: | Saunder, THC (Mr Timothy Saunder) |
UTAS Author: | McKercher, C (Dr Charlotte McKercher) |
UTAS Author: | Radford, J (Professor Jan Radford) |
ID Code: | 146341 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2021-08-31 |
Last Modified: | 2021-11-17 |
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