Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · Nov 2019
Multicenter Study Comparative StudySex Differences in Kidney Replacement Therapy Initiation and Maintenance.
More men than women undergo kidney replacement therapy (KRT) despite a larger number of women being affected by CKD. The aim of this multinational European study was to explore whether there might be historic and geographic trends in sex-specific incidence and prevalence of various KRT modalities. ⋯ Since the beginning of KRT programs reporting to the ERA-EDTA Registry since the 1960s, fewer women than men have received KRT. The relative difference between men and women initiating and undergoing KRT has remained consistent over the last five decades and in all studied countries.