CKD prevalence reaches 36 million in US, with increasing ties to diabetes

About 36 million U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease, with increasing prevalence tied to diabetes, according to study data published in The New England Journal of Medicine. National trends on the prevalence of CKD are limited by structural challenges, evolving eGFR equations and other constraints, according to Ashish Verma, MBBS, assistant professor of nephrology at Boston University