Prevalence Of Anemia In Chronic Kidney Disease In The United States
The following is a summary of Stauffer, M. E., & Fan, T. Prevalence of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States. PLoS One. 2014;9(1):1-4, which was developed independently of the article authors.
Key Messages
Between 2007-2010, it is estimated that 14% of the US adult population had CKD.
Between 2007-2010, the prevalence of anemia in patients with CKD was 15.4%, while the prevalence in the general population was 7.6%.
The prevalence of anemia increased as CKD stage increased.
Prevalence of 8.4% at stage …