When a person's kidneys no longer function properly or not at all, they have chronic kidney disease (CKD). When the kidneys fail, a person needs dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive.
Diabetes is the number one cause of kidney disease, responsible for about 40% of all kidney failure cases. High blood pressure is the second leading cause, responsible for about 25% of these cases.
The number of people diagnosed with kidney disease has doubled each decade for the last two decades.
Some 26 million Americans (1 in 9 adults) have chronic kidney disease and most do not know it.
Over 367,000 people depend on dialysis for their survival.
83,000 people in this country are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant.
1 person dies every 2 hours waiting for a kidney transplant.
More than 70,000 Americans die each year because of CKD.
Early detection can help prevent the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure.
Currently, there is no cure for chronic kidney disease.
** Sources: The National Kidney Foundation and The American Society Of Nephrology
** The numbers presented here, though current, are close approximations only, due to the fact that
they are constantly changing.
by KMJ
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