Chronic kidney disease has been named the ninth leading cause of global death.<\/p>\n
Record numbers of men and women are currently estimated to have reduced kidney function, according to new research following a study published in the journal The Lancet.<\/p>\n
Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the rise of\u00a0kidney disease\u00a0worldwide.<\/p>\n
They examined 2,230 published papers and health datasets from 133 countries, searching for diagnoses, mortality and the\u00a0toll of disability\u00a0from the disease.<\/p>\n
From 1990 to 2023, cases rose from 378 million to 788 million, landing the disease in the top 10 of most deadly diseases in the world for the first time.<\/p>\n
The research, conducted as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2023 study, also revealed that about 14% of the world\u2019s adult population has\u00a0chronic kidney disease. About 1.5 million people died from kidney disease in 2023, an increase of more than 6% since 1993.<\/p>\n
Most people in the study were in early stages of the disease, which can be improved with drugs and\u00a0lifestyle changes\u00a0before dialysis or surgery becomes necessary, the researchers noted.<\/p>\n
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The research, which was presented last week at the American Society of Nephrology\u2019s annual Kidney Week conference, marks \u201cthe most comprehensive estimate of the condition in nearly a decade,\u201d according to the authors.<\/p>\n
Chronic kidney disease causes the kidneys to lose the ability to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood, NYU Langone detailed.<\/p>\n
Mild cases may not show any symptoms, but those in the most advanced stages can require dialysis, kidney replacement therapy or an\u00a0organ transplant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From 1990 to 2023, cases rose from 378 million to 788 million, landing the disease in the top 10 of most deadly diseases in the world for the first time. Mediaphotos \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Impaired kidney function was also identified as a key risk factor for heart disease, contributing to about 12% of global cardiovascular mortality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The largest risk factors for kidney disease, based on the study findings, include high blood sugar,\u00a0high blood pressure\u00a0and high body mass index (BMI).<\/p>\n
Study co-senior author Josef Coresh, M.D., Ph.D., director of NYU Langone\u2019s Optimal Aging Institute, said these results classify chronic kidney disease as \u201ccommon, deadly and getting worse as a major public health issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese findings support efforts to recognize the condition alongside cancer,\u00a0heart disease\u00a0and mental health concerns as a major priority for policymakers around the world,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Study co-lead author Morgan Grams, M.D., Ph.D., the Susan and Morris Mark Professor of Medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, also commented that chronic kidney disease is \u201cunderdiagnosed and undertreated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur report underscores the need for more urine testing to catch it early and the need to ensure that patients can afford and access therapy once they are diagnosed,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
The research, conducted as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2023 study, also revealed that about 14% of the world\u2019s adult population has\u00a0chronic kidney disease. andrys lukowski \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
New medications have recently become available that can slow disease progression and reduce the risk of\u00a0heart attack, stroke\u00a0and heart failure, although it may take time to see the global impact, Grams added.<\/p>\n
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel commented on the \u201cdramatic increase\u201d in an interview with Fox News Digital, agreeing that kidney disease is \u201cvastly underestimated and underdiagnosed,\u201d in part due to lack of symptoms in early stages.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kidneys are filters of waste and managers of electrolytes and acid\/base balance,\u201d said Siegel, who was not involved in the study. \u201cThey are very sensitive to changes in blood pressure and blood flow, and can lead to loss of protein and electrolytes when damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHigh blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, diabetes and low blood pressure all impact basic kidney function, so there is a high degree of secondary kidney disease and failure in addition to primary damage to the kidneys themselves,\u201d the doctor added.<\/p>\n
Siegel urged physicians to be more aware of kidney function and the impact of\u00a0certain medications.<\/p>\n
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Gates Foundation and the National Kidney Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chronic kidney disease has been named the ninth leading cause of global death. Record numbers of men and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1015,5236,2953,15477,3060,9,11,10],"class_list":["post-36062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-deaths","tag-diseases","tag-health","tag-kidney","tag-kidney-disease","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}