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Chronic Kidney Disease - Women
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United States Value:
1.2%
Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they have kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence)
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Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they have kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence)
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Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they have kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence)
Trend: Chronic Kidney Disease - Women in United States, 2023 Health Of Women And Children Report
Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they have kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence)
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CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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US Value: 1.2%
Top State(s): South Dakota: 0.6%
Bottom State(s): Oklahoma: 1.9%
Definition: Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported being told by a health professional that they have kidney disease (excluding kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence)
Data Source and Years: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020-2021
Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, accessed 2023.
Chronic kidney disease includes conditions that can cause damage to the kidneys over a long period of time. It is estimated that 35.5 million adults in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease, which is more common among women than men. 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 stroke or heart attack. If left unattended, kidney disease can worsen and may lead to kidney failure. Kidney failure requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain kidney function.
In 2019, the treatment costs of Medicare beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease were $87.2 billion.
According to America’s Health Ranking data, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is higher among:
- Women ages 35-44 than women ages 18-34.
- American Indian/Alaska Native women compared with Asian women.
- Women with less than a high school education than college graduates.
- Women with an annual household income of less than $25,000 than those with higher incomes.
- Women living in non-metropolitan areas than those in metropolitan areas.
Risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and a family history of kidney failure.
Recommendations to keep kidneys healthy include increasing physical activity, quitting smoking, decreasing dietary salt, increasing fruits and vegetables, managing blood pressure at an appropriate level and having your kidneys checked during regular checkups.
Chronic kidney disease can be managed by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, using medications to treat contributing factors and avoiding exposures to certain medications, herbal supplements, foods and dyes associated with kidney injury.
Healthy People 2030 has objectives related to chronic kidney disease, including:
- Reducing the proportion of adults ages with chronic kidney disease.
- Increasing the proportion of adults who know they have chronic kidney disease.
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