Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry: Experience and contributions to end-stage renal disease epidemiology

Table 1 Cardiovascular and renal risk factors, extracted from national surveys in 7 Latin American countries¹

	Argentina	Brazil	Chile	Mexico	Uruguay	Ecuador	Paraguay
Survey year	2013	2013	2010	2012	2013	2013	2011
Hypertension	34.1	24.1	26.9	31.5	38.7	15.6	32.2
High cholesterol	29.8	20.3	38.5		23.9	24.5	25.5
Overweight	37.1	33.3	39.3	38.8	ND1	ND	34.8
Overweight + Ob	57.9	50.8	64.4	71.3	64.7	ND	57.6
Ob	20.8	17.5	25.1	32.4	ND	50	22.8
Diabetes	9.8	6.9	9.4	9.2	7.8	ND	9.7
Current smokers	25.1	11.3	40.6	19.9	28.8	25.9	14.5
Sedentarism	55.1	66.2	88.6		70	ND	74.5

¹In which approximately 68% of the Latin American population resides. ND: Not detailed; Ob: Obesity.

Table 2 Socioeconomic indexes, prevalence and incidence of renal replacement therapy and transplantation rate

Country	Population1	GNI	LEB	Prevalence rates, pmp					Incidence rate	Kidney Tx, n	Tx by deceased donors, %	Kidney Tx rate	Nephro-logists, n	Nephro-logists, pmp
				HD	PD	Total dialysis	LFG	Total RRT
Argentina	42202935	13690	76	626.6	36.0	662.7	197.2	859.9	160.2	1287	68.4	30.5	1150	27.2
Bolivia	10448913	2220	67	195.2	18.3	213.5	31.6	245.1	94.8	75	24.0	7.2	24	2.3
Brazil	202740000	11640	74	449.6	45.6	495.2	212.6	707.8	180.3	5433	74.7	26.8	3300	16.3
Chile	17819054	14290	80	1019.1	61.2	1080.3	205.1	1285.4	182.4	234	74.8	13.1	132	7.4
Colombia	47661787	7020	74	349.0	143.6	492.6	111.3	603.9	89.7	680	99.7	14.3	95	2.0
Costa Rica	4773730	8850	80	42.3	76.0	118.4	282.6	400.9	ND	105	48.6	22.0	24	5.0
Cuba	11163934	6051	79	259.1	10.1	269.3	78.4	347.6	103.1	174	ND	15.6	524	46.9
Ecuador	16100000	3600	76	481.8	48.0	529.8	20.4	550.2	177.6	127	81.1	7.9	143	8.9
El Salvador	6401240	5360	72	232.5	288.7	521.1	73.6	594.7	390.1	20	0.0	3.1	47	7.3
Guatemala	16173133	3130	72	157.7	221.3	379.0	54.0	433.0	124.8	90	13.3	5.6	54	3.3
Honduras	8500000	2140	73	186.9	14.4	201.3	8.4	209.6	176.7	0	0.0	0.0	18	2.1
Jalisco (Mexico)	7742303	ND	ND	599.4	486.7	1086.1	567.4	1653.5	420.9	447	16.1	57.7	45	5.8
Nicaragua	6146000	1690	74	211.5	24.4	235.9	21.2	257.1	24.4	11	0.0	1.8	28	4.6
Panamá	3975404	9030	77	495.0	90.3	585.3	110.7	696.0	462.1	48	73.1	12.1	25	6.3
Paraguay	6783374	3310	75	165.7	4.0	169.7	19.9	189.6	20.2	26	79.0	3.8	46	6.8
Perú	30297279	5680	72	272.2	43.1	315.3	63.2	378.5	30.0	184	75.0	6.1	301	9.9
Puerto Rico	3615000	18370	79	1362.1	106.2	1468.3	378.4	1846.7	432.9	80	86.3	22.1	97	26.8
Rep Dominicana	12000000	5570	73	178.8	47.3	226.1	52.8	278.9	208.3	84	92.9	7.0	135	11.3
Uruguay	3406545	13670	77	692.2	71.6	763.8	323.5	1087.3	157.3	105	91.4	30.8	173	50.8
Venezuela	30389596	12460	74	505.1	0.0	505.1	60.8	565.9	ND	281	69.8	9.2	502	16.5
Totals	488340227	147771	75	442.0	67.0	509.0	159.0	669.0	149	9491	70.4	19.4	6863	14.0

¹Most population data were provided by the participating countries; when not provided, data from the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre-Population Division of Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean were used instead. LEB: Life expectancy at birth; ND: Not detailed; Tx: Transplant.

Table 3 Total incidence rates and percentages of new diabetic renal replacement therapy patients

Country	Population	Incident patients, n	Incident rate	Diabetics, %
Argentina	42202935	6760	160.2	35.1
Bolivia	10448913	991	94.8	30.0
Brazil	202740000	36548	180.3	40.0
Chile	17819054	3250	182.4	16.7
Colombia	47661787	4274	89.7	33.5
Ecuador	16100000	2860	177.6	30.0
Guatemala	16173133	2018	124.8	30.0
Jalisco (Mexico)	7742303	3259	420.9	58.0
Nicaragua	6146000	150	24.4	41.6
Paraguay	6783374	137	20.2	45.3
Peru	30297279	910	30.0	32.2
Puerto Rico	3615000	1565	432.9	66.9
Uruguay	3406545	536	157.3	27.7