[Chronic renal disease and dialysis in China].

In China, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence is about 10%. Together with cardio-vascular disorders, CKD is now a major public health challenge. The annual Chinese incidence of end-stage kidney diseases in China is 36 cases per million inhabiants. In year 2010, the national dialysis registry, included 310 000 patients; 11 000 of them were living in Shanghai mean age 56 years M/F sex ratio 1.82. A governement program is underway to prevent and to detect CKD in China.