Risk factors for end‐stage renal disease in a community‐based population: 26‐year follow‐up of 25 821 men and women in eastern Finland

Abstract

The findings of the present study confirm that modifiable risk factors play a major role in the development of ESRD in the North-European population. People with diabetes, hypertension or obesity should be considered as the target groups when planning preventive measures to control the future epidemic of ESRD.