Vol 48 No. 5
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Author(s):

Andrew Ang, Goh Lee Gan
Published in:

The Singapore Family Physician Vol 48 No 5 - Putting A Stop To CKD
Publication date:

1 May 2022
ISSN:

0377-5305

Abstract

Up to 16 percent of the world’s population has chronic kidney disease, the leading causes of which are diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and ageing. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is classified by severity, like any CKD into five GFR categories (G1-G5) and three albuminuria categories (A1-A3).