Chronic Kidney Disease Related Statistics...

The KidneyWise approach to reducing the incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) begins by acknowledging that CKD is not a “single disease” when it comes to prevention. It all begins with cultural, socioeconomic, and environmental factors in a person’s life which lead to common risk factors (poor diet and physical inactivity, health illiteracy, obesity and family history/genetics). These risk factors put a person on the path to associated diseases such as high blood pressure, cardio-vascular disease, and diabetes – all of which set the stage for Chronic Kidney Disease. To reduce CKD, we must “re-think” the prevention of CKD by addressing the chain of events that make people vulnerable to this deadly disease.

America's High Blood Pressure Burden

Obesity Facts

Children and Obesity

Diabetes

End-State Renal Disease (ESRD)

Links

America's High Blood Pressure Burden

About one out of three U.S. adults—31.3%—has high blood pressure.
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease.
High blood pressure was listed as a primary or contributing cause of death for 326,000 Americans in 2006.
In 2010, high blood pressure will cost the United States $76.6 billion in health care services, medications, and missed days of work.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/facts.htm

Obesity Facts

Two-thirds of adult Americans are overweight; one-third is obese.
Diabetes kills almost 4 million people annually and accounts for 11% of U.S. health care costs. There is a direct link between diabetes and being overweight: 80% of people with the primary type of diabetes are overweight.
Obese people are 83% more likely to develop kidney disease than those not overweight

Source: “Obesity Epidemic Carries Costs, Opportunities” by Elliott Morss, October 13, 2010

Children and Obesity

“According to the 2007-2008 NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States - triple the rate from just one generation ago. America’s obese children are at an alarmingly heightened risk for elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and becoming obese adults. The financial cost of childhood obesity tips the scales at 3 billion dollars annually.”

Source: “The Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Threats and Opportunities”, June 17, 2010

Diabetes

Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States, all ages, 2007

Total: 23.6 million people or 7.8% of the population have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 17.9 million people
Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people

Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among people aged 20 years or older, United States, 2007

Age 20 years or older: 23.5 million or 10.7% of all people in this age group have diabetes.
Age 60 years or older: 12.2 million or 23.1% of all people in this age group have diabetes.
Men: 12.0 million or 11.2% of all men aged 20 years or older have diabetes.
Women: 11.5 million or 10.2% of all women aged 20 years or older have diabetes.

Complications of diabetes in the United States

Heart disease and stroke

Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about 2 to 4 times higher than adults without diabetes.

High blood pressure

In 2003–2004, 75% of adults with self-reported diabetes had blood pressure greater than or equal to 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), or used prescription medications for hypertension.

Kidney disease

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44% of new cases in 2005.

Estimated diabetes costs in the United States in 2007

Total (direct and indirect): $174 billion
Direct medical costs: $116 billion
After adjusting for population age and sex differences, average medical expenditures among people with diagnosed diabetes were 2.3 times higher than what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes.
Indirect costs: $58 billion (disability, work loss, premature mortality)

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2007.pdf

End-State Renal Disease (ESRD)

The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national data system that collects, analyzes and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the US. It is funded directly by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). USRDS staff collaborates with members of CMS, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and ESRD networks, sharing data and actively working to improve the accuracy of ESRD patient information.

The 2010 annual report is based on data collected in 2008, the most recent year for which data is available.

The number of people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) reached a new high at 547,982 in 2008.
Medicare spent $26.8 billion on ESRD and non-Medicare spending was $12.7 billion, bringing the total cost of ESRD care to $39.5 billion/year. This is 5.9% of the overall Medicare budget.

Source: Lorrie Rome, USRDS 2010 Report: http://www.usrds.org/

Links

ESRD Population reaches record high article:
http://www.renalbusiness.com/news/2010/09/esrd-population-reaches-record-high.aspx

Wilson Quarterly, Land of Loners Article:
http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/article.cfm?AID=1631

Underwriters Ask about Social Capital
http://socialcapital.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/underwriters-start-asking-about-social-capital/

Unleash the Marketers to Fix Obesity
http://zesterdaily.com/zester-soapbox-articles/637-obesity-food-companies

Obesity’s Yearly Costs:
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/fitness/2010-09-21-obesity-costs_N.htm

States with the Lowest Percentage of College Degree Holders
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21/least-educated-states_n_733348.html