Kidney disease---the killer of health

Kidney disease is a long-term, refractory disease. The pathogenic factors of kidney disease is varied and complicated. In recently year, the morbidity of kidney disease is on the rise.

According to the world health organization statistics, In 2010, more than 220,000，000 people have diabetes mellitus all over the world, if we do not control, the number will double in 2013. In China, the patients with diabetes mellitus are more than 9,240 people and become the first country which has the most patients with diabetes mellitus all over the world, the morbidity is 9.7%.

In addition, the morbidity of chronic renal failure is 11%, the number of patients with uremia is more than 2,000,000, up 120,000~150,000 patients with uremia every year. At present, in China, the prevalence rate is 10.8% in adult, Rural residents is more easy to have this disease. In clinic, it mainly is treated through peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and kidney transplant.

According to professor Wang Haiyan, most patients take peritioneal dialysisis in a rural area. They can not afford peritioneal dialysis, so we should give them more attention and help.

Kidney disease is an important killer of health. So we should know about kidney disease, prevent kidney disease, and pay more attention to it.