世界卫生组织最新数据显示,40岁以上的人,慢性肾脏病患病率约为7%~10%,不亚于糖尿病和高血压的发病率,成为威胁全世界的主要疾病之一。目前全世界已有100多万人靠透析生存,并且以每年平均8%的速度增长;此外,慢性肾脏病发病还呈现出年轻化趋势, The latest data from the World Health Organization shows that the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is about 7% to 10% in people over the age of 40, no less than the incidence of diabetes and hypertension, becoming one of the major diseases that threaten the world. At present, more than 1 million people in the world rely on dialysis for survival and grow at an average rate of 8% per year. In addition, the incidence of chronic kidney disease also shows a tendency of becoming younger,