Populations at high risk for kidney disease should undergo targeted testing.
The major risk factors for kidney disease are:
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
- Obesity
- Family history of kidney disease.
Other risks include:
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Pregnancy-related kidney disease
- Autoimmune diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus or vasculitis)
- Being born with a low birth weight or prematurely
- Blockages in the urinary tract
- Frequent kidney stones
- Birth defects affecting the kidneys or urinary tract.
- In lower-income countries, kidney disease is often linked to heat stress in farm workers [3], snake bites, environmental toxins, traditional medicines, infections like hepatitis B or C, HIV, and parasites