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Editorial| Volume 17, ISSUE 1, P1-2, February 2023

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The underrecognized role of primary care physicians in the prevention and management of chronic kidney disease

  • Alice Pik-Shan Kong
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author at: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
    Affiliations
    Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Philip Kam-Tao Li
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    Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Published:January 17, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2023.01.006
      The prevalence of end-stage renal disease is rising across the globe, with diabetes as the leading cause in half of those affected [
      • Burrows N.R.
      • Koyama A.
      • Pavkov M.E.
      Reported Cases of End-Stage Kidney Disease - United States, 2000-2019.
      ]. As a result of global industrialization with the popularity of unhealthy diets and physical inactivity, obesity and diabetes are epidemics affecting many individuals worldwide including the youth populations. The decline in the age of onset of diabetes and the increased risk of cardio-renal complications in young-onset diabetes are especially worrisome [
      • Luk A.O.
      • Lau E.S.
      • So W.Y.
      • Ma R.C.
      • Kong A.P.
      • Ozaki R.
      • Chow F.C.
      • Chan J.C.
      Prospective study on the incidences of cardiovascular-renal complications in chinese patients with young-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
      ]. Furthermore, the impact of the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its related influence on the change of lifestyle habits and the consequences on physical and mental health remain to be seen in the long run [
      • Lim S.
      • Kong A.P.
      • Tuomilehto J.
      Influence of COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine procedures on metabolic risk. Prim Care.
      ].
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