Renal Health in Chile

Figures & data

Table 1 Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors. NHS 2003, Chile

Condition	Prevalence (%)
Diabetes (>126 mg/dL in 2 samples)	4.2
Total cholesterol (>200 mg/dL)	35.4
Reduced HDL cholesterol (<40 mg/dL)	39.3
Hypertension (>140/90 mmHg in 2 measurements)	33.7
Overweight (BMI 25–29)	37.8
Obesity (BMI >30)	23.2
Physical inactivity (<3 times/week)	90.8
Smoking (>1 cigarette/day)	42.0

Table 2 Prevalence of chronic kidney disease by NKF stages. NHS 2003, Chile

Stages of chronic kidney Disease	GFR (ml/min × 1.73 mt^2)	Prevalence (%)
1. Normal or increased GFR	>89	65.6
2. Mildly decreased GFR	60–89	28.5
3. Moderately decreased GFR	30–59	5.7
4. Severely decreased GFR	15–29	0.2

Figure 1 Prevalence of hypertension in Chile.[4],[5]

http://epi.minsal.cl/epi/htm/elvigia/VIGIA20.pdf, Ministerio de Salud de Chile. Resultados 1a Encuesta de Salud 2003. Boletín de Vigilancia en Salud Pública de Chile. El Vigía. 2004;8(20):1–19.

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http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/guidelines_ckd/ex2.htm#ckdex1, National Kidney Foundation, Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative. K/DOQI Clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: evaluation, classification and stratification.

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