A Non-interventional, Epidemiological, Registry-based Evaluation of Anaemia in Swedish Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

A Non-interventional, Epidemiological, Registry-based Evaluation of Anaemia in Swedish Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (ASK)

The primary purpose of this study is to describe renal anemia treatment patterns in non-dialysis dependent (ND) and dialysis dependent (DD) populations, with a particular focus on iron use in erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) treated patients.

This study will also provide an epidemiological description of chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated anemia in relation to CKD stage, dialysis modality and underlying morbidity, as well as describe the relationship between inflammation and ESA treatment and describe the associated cardiovascular illness in ESA treated patients.

Data from year 2015 will be used for the prevalence analysis.The prevalent population of CKD patients > 18 years in the Swedish Renal Registry in 2015 both dependent on dialysis (DD) and not on dialysis (ND).

Inclusion Criteria:

• For ND-CKD population:

  • all prevalent patients with a CKD with Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 45ml/min/1.73m2 with a recorded visit pre-dialysis in Swedish Renal Registry (SRR) in 2015
  • Not on dialysis

• For DD-CKD population

  • All prevalent patients taking part in the yearly cross-sectional dialysis investigation in SRR in 2015
  • Dialysis dependent

Exclusion Criteria:

• not applicable