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- Title
Urbanization and kidney function decline in low and middle income countries.
- Authors
Jagannathan, Ram; Patzer, Rachel E.
- Abstract
Urbanization is expected to increase in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), and might contribute to the increased disease burden. The association between urbanization and CKD is incompletely understood among LMICs. Recently, Inoue et al., explored the association of urbanization on renal function from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. The study found that individuals living in an urban environment had a higher odds of reduced renal function independent of behavioral and cardiometabolic measures, and this effect increased in a dose dependent manner. In this commentary, we discuss the results of these findings and explain the need for more surveillance studies among LMICs.
- Subjects
URBANIZATION; URBAN ecology (Sociology); LOW-income countries; MIDDLE-income countries; PUBLIC health; DEVELOPING countries; CHRONIC kidney failure; INCOME; POVERTY; SOCIAL change; CITY dwellers; ECONOMICS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
BMC Nephrology, 2017, Vol 18, p1
- ISSN
1471-2369
- Publication type
editorial
- DOI
10.1186/s12882-017-0685-4