Current ESRD burden and its future trend in Beijing, China

Aims: To report the trend of incidence, prevalence, and mortality of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) in Beijing, China from 2007 to 2013. Methods: Patient-level data was collected from Beijing hemodialysis (HD) facilities by the Beijing Hemodialysis Quality Control and Improvement Center (BJHDQCIC). Rates for incidence, prevalence, and mortality were calculated. Results: The incidence rate declined from 136.3 per million population (pmp) in 2009 to 94.4 pmp in 2013. From 2010, the leading cause of incident ESRD has changed from chronic glomerulonephritis to diabetes mellitus. The prevalence rate showed an increasing trend and reached 579 pmp at the end of 2013. Chronic glomerulonephritis was still the leading cause of ESRD in prevalent MHD patients. The annual mortality rate showed a declining trend and reached 6.4% in 2013. Conclusions: In Beijing, there is a declining incidence rate, increasing prevalence rate, and declining mortality for MHD patients.SCI(E)ARTICLES17-S208