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. 2013 May;3(2):153-156.
doi: 10.1038/kisup.2013.2.

Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry: 2008 prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease and correlation with socioeconomic indexes

Ana M Cusumano  1 , Guillermo Garcia-Garcia  2 , Maria C Gonzalez-Bedat  3 , Sergio Marinovich  4 , Jocemir Lugon  5 , Hugo Poblete-Badal  6 , Susana Elgueta  6 , Rafael Gomez  7 , Fabio Hernandez-Fonseca  8 , Miguel Almaguer  9 , Sandra Rodriguez-Manzano  10 , Nelly Freire  11 , Jorge Luna-Guerra  12 , Gaspar Rodriguez  13 , Tommaso Bochicchio  14 , Cesar Cuero  15 , Dario Cuevas  16 , Carlos Pereda  17 , Raul Carlini  18
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Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry: 2008 prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease and correlation with socioeconomic indexes

Ana M Cusumano et al. Kidney Int Suppl (2011). 2013 May.

Abstract

In 2008, 563,294,000 people were living in Latin America (LA), of which 6.6% were older than 65. The region is going through a fast demographic and epidemiologic transition process, in the context of an improvement in socio-economic indices. The Latin American Dialysis and Renal Transplant Registry has collected data since 1991, through an annual survey completed by 20 affiliated National Societies. Renal replacement treatment (RRT) prevalence and incidence showed an increase year by year. The prevalence rate (in all modalities) correlated with the World Bank country classification by income and the epidemiologic transition stage the countries were experiencing. RRT prevalence and kidney transplantation rates correlated significantly with gross national income (GNI), health expenditure in constant dollars (HeExp), % older than 65, life expectancy at birth, and % of the population living in urban settings. Kidney transplantation increased also, year by year, with more than 50% of transplants performed using kidneys from deceased donors. Double transplants were performed in six countries. RRT prevalence and incidence increased in LA, and are associated with indexes reflecting higher and more evenly distributed national wealth (GNI and HeExp), and the stage of demographic and epidemiological transition.

Keywords: ESRD prevalence; Latin America; dialysis and transplant registry.

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