Kidney disease causes 1 in 10 deaths: studyPosted 1 hour 9 minutes ago
Chronic kidney disease contributed to one in 10 deaths in 2006 according to a health study.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's report has found more than a million hospital admissions between 2006 and 2007 were caused by chronic kidney disease.
Diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and obesity are the main factors causing an increase in the cases.
The report's author, Claire Ryan, says the disease is easily diagnosed with a blood test.
"Kidney disease is quite often called a silent disease, so people can lose up to 90 per cent of their kidney function before they know they have it," she said.
The study also shows the number of deaths caused by chronic kidney disease is 11 times greater among Indigenous men and seven times more likely among Indigenous women.
Ms Ryan says risk factors may be more common in certain remote communities.
"I think it is important to note that there can be vast differences between Indigenous communities. We haven't looked into this yet and we are working on a report looking at differences between the communities," she said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/27/2581632.htm?section=australia
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