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Heejung Bang, PhD; Madhu Mazumdar, PhD; Lisa M. Kern, MD, MPH; David A. Shoham, PhD; Phyllis A. August, MD, MPH; Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH

Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):432-435.

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the world's major public health problems. Nearly 1 in 9 adults (20 million people) in the United States have CKD, and it is estimated that another 20 million are at increased risk.¹ Given the asymptomatic nature of kidney disease, affected individuals and health care providers may be unaware of the condition in patients. Identifying individuals with early kidney disease would be a useful first step in preventing progression to end-stage renal disease as well as reducing morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

We recently published an instrument (SCreening for Occult REnal Disease [SCORED]) to systematically identify individuals with a high likelihood of prevalent CKD.² Derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002 and (partially) . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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SCORED Model

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