Table 2 Chronic kidney disease weighted prevalence and trend in adults from 2007–2020.

From: National trends in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among Korean adults, 2007–2020

 

Trends in prevalence of CKD

2007 to 2010

2011 to 2013

2014 to 2016

2017 to 2019

2020 (early pandemic)

Trend in the pre-pandemic, β (95% CI)a

Trend in the early pandemic, β (95% CI)a

Trend difference, βdiff (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)b

CKD, weighted % (95% CI)

 Overall

5.1 (4.7 to 5.5)

5.4 (5.0 to 5.9)

7.1 (6.6 to 7.6)

7.1 (6.6 to 7.6)

6.5 (5.7 to 7.3)

0.16 (0.12 to 0.20)

− 0.02 (− 0.06 to 0.01)

− 0.19 (− 0.24 to − 0.13)

0.92 (0.81 to 1.05)

 Age-standardized

4.0 (3.7 to 4.3)

4.1 (3.7 to 4.5)

5.5 (5.0 to 6.0)

6.3 (5.6 to 7.1)

5.0 (4.1 to 6.0)

0.17 (0.14 to 0.20)

− 0.04 (− 0.08 to 0.00)

− 0.21 (− 0.26 to − 0.16)

0.95 (0.81 to 1.06)

Age

 19 ≤ Age < 65

3.0 (2.7 to 3.3)

2.8 (2.4 to 3.1)

4.2 (3.7 to 4.6)

4.6 (4.2 to 5.1)

4.0 (3.2 to 4.7)

0.23 (0.17 to 0.28)

− 0.04 (− 0.09 to 0.01)

− 0.27 (− 0.34 to − 0.19)

1.04 (0.85 to 1.27)

 Age ≥ 65

19.7 (18.2 to 21.3)

21.7 (20.0 to 23.5)

22.9 (21.3 to 24.6)

19.3 (17.8 to 20.8)

17.9 (15.8 to 20.0)

− 0.01 (− 0.06 to 0.04)

− 0.02 (− 0.07 to 0.02)

− 0.01 (− 0.08 to 0.06)

0.74 (0.63 to 0.85)

Sex

 Male

4.8 (4.3 to 5.3)

4.2 (3.7 to 4.6)

6.3 (5.7 to 6.9)

7.4 (6.8 to 8.1)

7.4 (6.2 to 8.6)

0.20 (0.15 to 0.26)

0.00 (− 0.05 to 0.05)

− 0.20 (− 0.28 to − 0.13)

1.11 (0.93 to 1.32)

 Female

5.4 (4.9 to 5.9)

5.8 (5.1 to 6.4)

7.9 (7.2 to 8.6)

6.8 (6.2 to 7.4)

5.6 (4.8 to 6.5)

0.13 (0.07 to 0.18)

− 0.05 (− 0.10 to 0.00)

− 0.18 (− 0.25 to − 0.11)

0.75 (0.63 to 0.89)

Residential area

 Urban

5.0 (4.5 to 5.5)

5.1 (4.4 to 5.8)

6.4 (5.7 to 7.2)

6.6 (5.9 to 7.2)

6.2 (5.0 to 7.4)

0.14 (0.08 to 0.20)

− 0.01 (− 0.07 to 0.05)

− 0.15 (− 0.24 to − 0.07)

0.92 (0.75 to 1.14)

 Rural

5.2 (4.7 to 5.7)

5.7 (5.1 to 6.4)

7.7 (7.0 to 8.4)

7.6 (6.9 to 8.3)

6.8 (5.7 to 7.8)

0.18 (0.13 to 0.24)

− 0.03 (− 0.08 to 0.02)

− 0.21 (− 0.29 to − 0.14)

0.93 (0.79 to 1.09)

Educational level

 Middle school or lower

10.7 (10.7 to 10.7)

11.4 (11.4 to 11.4)

13.6 (13.6 to 13.6)

12.9 (12.9 to 12.9)

13.7 (13.7 to 13.7)

0.10 (0.05 to 0.15)

0.02 (− 0.03 to 0.07)

− 0.09 (− 0.16 to − 0.02)

0.89 (0.74 to 1.06)

 High school

3.5 (3.0 to 4.0)

4.1 (3.5 to 4.7)

6.0 (5.1 to 6.8)

6.0 (5.3 to 6.7)

5.7 (4.3 to 7.0)

0.25 (0.18 to 0.33)

− 0.01 (− 0.09 to 0.06)

− 0.27 (− 0.37 to − 0.17)

0.87 (0.66 to 1.15)

 College or higher

2.5 (2.1 to 2.9)

2.6 (2.1 to 3.1)

3.7 (3.2 to 4.2)

4.9 (4.3 to 5.5)

3.7 (2.8 to 4.5)

0.32 (0.24 to 0.40)

− 0.08 − (0.14 to − 0.01)

− 0.39 (− 0.50 to − 0.29)

0.91 (0.71 to 1.17)

Household income

 Low

5.5 (4.8 to 6.2)

5.9 (4.9 to 7.0)

8.6 (7.5 to 9.8)

8.8 (7.9 to 9.7)

8.3 (6.7 to 10.0)

0.23 (0.16 to 0.30)

− 0.01 (− 0.08 to 0.05)

− 0.24 (− 0.34 to − 0.15)

0.96 (0.77 to 1.20)

 Lower-middle

4.8 (4.2 to 5.4)

5.3 (4.5 to 6.2)

6.8 (5.9 to 7.7)

6.8 (6.0 to 7.7)

5.7 (4.4 to 7.1)

0.17 (0.10 to 0.24)

− 0.05 (− 0.12 to 0.03)

− 0.22 (− 0.32 to − 0.11)

0.84 (0.64 to 1.11)

 Higher-middle

4.8 (4.2 to 5.4)

5.0 (4.2 to 5.8)

6.2 (5.4 to 7.1)

6.1 (5.3 to 7.0)

5.1 (3.9 to 6.3)

0.12 (0.04 to 0.20)

− 0.05 (− 0.12 to 0.02)

− 0.17 (− 0.28 to − 0.07)

0.80 (0.62 to 1.04)

 High

5.3 (4.6 to 6.0)

5.4 (4.6 to 6.2)

6.7 (5.8 to 7.6)

6.7 (5.8 to 7.6)

7.0 (5.6 to 8.4)

0.12 (0.04 to 0.20)

0.01 (− 0.05 to 0.08)

− 0.10 (− 0.21 to 0.00)

1.04 (0.82 to 1.32)

BMI

 BMI < 23.0

4.3 (3.8 to 4.8)

5.2 (4.6 to 5.8)

6.4 (5.7 to 7.1)

6.6 (5.9 to 7.2)

6.3 (5.1 to 7.5)

0.19 (0.13 to 0.25)

− 0.01 (− 0.07 to 0.05)

− 0.20 (− 0.28 to − 0.12)

0.93 (0.76 to 1.14)

 23.0 ≤ BMI < 25.0

4.7 (4.1 to 5.3)

4.5 (3.8 to 5.2)

7.5 (6.5 to 8.5)

6.3 (5.5 to 7.1)

7.5 (5.9 to 9.1)

0.18 (0.10 to 0.25)

0.05 (− 0.02 to 0.11)

− 0.13 (− 0.23 to − 0.03)

1.21 (0.93 to 1.58)

 BMI ≥ 25.0

6.6 (5.9 to 7.3)

6.4 (5.6 to 7.2)

7.7 (6.9 to 8.5)

8.3 (7.5 to 9.2)

6.2 (5.1 to 7.3)

0.12 (0.06 to 0.19)

− 0.08 (− 0.13 to − 0.03)

− 0.20 (− 0.29 to − 0.12)

0.77 (0.63 to 0.94)

Current smoking

 No

5.1 (4.6 to 5.5)

5.8 (5.1 to 6.4)

7.8 (7.2 to 8.5)

7.0 (6.4 to 7.6)

6.0 (5.1 to 6.8)

0.15 (0.10 to 0.20)

− 0.04 (− 0.09 to 0.00)

− 0.20 (− 0.26 to − 0.13)

0.80 (0.68 to 0.94)

 Yes

5.1 (4.6 to 5.7)

5.0 (4.4 to 5.6)

6.1 (5.4 to 6.7)

7.3 (6.6 to 8.0)

7.3 (6.1 to 8.4)

0.17 (0.11 to 0.23)

0.00 (− 0.05 to 0.05)

− 0.17 (− 0.25 to − 0.09)

1.09 (0.91 to 1.31)

Outpatient visit

 No

4.0 (3.6 to 4.3)

4.3 (3.8 to 4.8)

6.2 (5.7 to 6.8)

6.7 (6.2 to 7.2)

6.2 (5.4 to 7.1)

0.25 (0.20 to 0.30)

− 0.02 (− 0.06 to 0.02)

− 0.27 (− 0.33 to − 0.20)

0.97 (0.83 to 1.13)

 Yes

7.9 (7.2 to 8.6)

8.1 (7.2 to 8.9)

9.3 (8.4 to 10.2)

8.2 (7.3 to 9.1)

7.5 (5.8 to 9.2)

0.04 − (0.02 to 0.10)

− 0.03 (− 0.09 to 0.04)

− 0.06 (− 0.15 to 0.03)

0.83 (0.66 to 1.05)

Medical condition

 Without

2.8 (2.5 to 3.0)

2.8 (2.4 to 3.2)

4.5 (4.0 to 5.0)

4.0 (3.6 to 4.4)

3.1 (2.5 to 3.8)

0.20 (0.14 to 0.26)

− 0.06 (− 0.12 to − 0.01)

− 0.26 (− 0.34 to − 0.18)

0.90 (0.73 to 1.12)

 With

12.3 (11.2 to 13.3)

13.0 (11.9 to 14.1)

13.6 (12.5 to 14.7)

13.7 (12.6 to 14.7)

12.8 (11.3 to 14.3)

0.05 (0.00 to 0.10)

− 0.02 (− 0.06 to 0.02)

− 0.07 (− 0.13 to 0.00)

0.89 (0.77 to 1.03)

  1. BMI body mass index, CKD chronic kidney disease, CI confidence interval, KNHANES Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, OR odds ratio.
  2. aEstimated β was calculated to analyze the year cycle (2007–2010, 2011–2013, 2014–2016, 2017–2019, and 2020) as a continuous variable using a linear regression model.
  3. bEstimated OR was calculated to analyze the year cycle (2017–2019 versus 2020 [COVID-19 pandemic]) as a categorical variable using a logistic regression model.
  4. The numbers in bold indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).