Chronic Kidney Disease - Women in United States
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United States Value:
1.4%
Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they had kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection and incontinence)
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Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they had kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection and incontinence)
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Data from CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2021-2022
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Chronic Kidney Disease - Women
- CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2021-2022
About Chronic Kidney Disease - Women
US Value: 1.4%
Top State(s): New Jersey, North Carolina: 0.8%
Bottom State(s): Tennessee: 2.1%
Definition: Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they had kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection and incontinence)
Data Source and Years(s): CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2021-2022
Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, accessed 2024.
Chronic kidney disease includes several conditions that can cause damage to the kidneys over a long period of time. An estimated 35.5 million adults in the United States have chronic kidney disease, more of them women than men. One contributing factor is that women are more prone to getting urinary tract infections, which, over time, can lead to kidney damage. Women with chronic kidney disease are at higher risk of pregnancy complications, including high blood pressure, preterm birth and loss of kidney function.
Kidney disease can lead to other health problems, like heart disease. If left untreated, kidney disease can worsen and lead to kidney failure, at which point one will need dialysis or a kidney transplant.
In 2021, the treatment costs of Medicare beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease were $86.1 billion.
According to America’s Health Rankings analysis, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is higher among:
- Women ages 35-44 than women ages 18-24.
- Women with less than a high school education compared with college graduates.
- Women with an annual household income less than $25,000 compared with those who have incomes of $50,000 or more.
- Women who have difficulty with self-care compared with women without a disability.
Risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and a family history of kidney failure.
Recommendations for maintaining kidney health include engaging in physical activity, quitting or avoiding smoking, eating low-sodium foods, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and managing blood pressure.
Chronic kidney disease can be effectively treated through blood pressure control, working with one’s health care team, adhering to prescribed medications, following a healthy meal plan and finding positive strategies to cope with stress and depression.
Healthy People 2030 has multiple objectives related to chronic kidney disease, including reducing the proportion of adults with chronic kidney disease and increasing the proportion of adults who know they have chronic kidney disease.
United States Renal Data System. “Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter 6: Healthcare Expenditures for Persons with CKD.” In 2023 USRDS Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2023. https://usrds-adr.niddk.nih.gov/2023/chronic-kidney-disease/6-healthcare-expenditures-for-persons-with-ckd.
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