Kidney age, not kidney disease

Richard J Stevens; Julie  Evans; Jason  Oke; Benjamin T H Smart; F. D. Richard Hobbs; Elizabeth  Holloway; Jeremy Horwood; Marion  Judd; Louise Locock; Julie  McLellan; Rafael  Perera-Salazar

doi:10.1503/cmaj.170674

Kidney age, not kidney disease

Richard J Stevens, Julie Evans , Jason Oke, Benjamin T H Smart, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Elizabeth Holloway, Jeremy Horwood, Marion Judd, Louise Locock, Julie McLellan, Rafael Perera-Salazar

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Abstract

Chronic kidney disease stages 1 to 4 are asymptomatic health states that are not “disease”
according to previously proposed definitions of disease.
• Reduced kidney function levels, currently called chronic kidney disease, are not abnormal in
older age groups.
• The label “chronic kidney disease” can be misinterpreted by patients and can be an obstacle
to communication.
• Relabelling the stages of “chronic kidney disease” as categories of “kidney age” could
improve patient-doctor communication and patient understanding of their diagnosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E389-E393
Number of pages	5
Journal	CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Volume	190
Issue number	13
Early online date	2 Apr 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.170674
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2018

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CKD
chronic kidney disease
kidney age

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