TOPLINE:
Systematic home-based screening for albuminuria in primary care identified previously undiagnosed risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), with greater participation among individuals invited by general practitioners (GPs). Overall, 8.7% of GP-invited participants had confirmed increased albuminuria, with 40.6% of them being newly diagnosed.
METHODOLOGY:
- Researchers conducted a cross-sectional screening study to evaluate the effectiveness of a systematic home-based albuminuria screening program in primary care patients at risk for CKD.
- A total of 6380 patients aged 45-80 years with risk factors for CKD were invited for home-based albuminuria screening, of whom 3802 were invited by ten GPs and 2578 were invited by five pharmacies.
- GP-invited patients were identified on the basis of the following risk factors…