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Table 1 Specific genetic renal diseases in the adult CKD population (n = 2935)

From: The prevalence and epidemiology of genetic renal disease amongst adults with chronic kidney disease in Australia

Genetic renal disease

Number

CKD cohort prevalence

General population prevalence (per million population 18 + yrs)*

eGFR mean/median (ml/min/m2)

Age mean/median (years)

Female

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

127

4.3%

60.88

50.72/46

53.37/53.53

51.18%

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract

106

3.6%

50.81

41.74/38

54.52/56.90

48.11%

Medullary cystic kidney disease

15

0.5%

7.19

45.87/39

48.65/49.27

60%

Thin basement membrane nephropathy

12

0.4%

5.75

82.33/91

51.04/57.01

91.67%

Alport syndrome

5

0.2%

2.40

85.4/91

29.46/25.61

80%

Tuberous sclerosis complex

5

0.2%

2.40

64.4/69

56.34/51.63

100%

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

3

0.2%

2.40

45.67/44

36.66/41.44

100%

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome

3

0.1%

1.44

69.33/91

55.79/52.75

100%

Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type 2 (“Dense deposit disease”)

2

0.1%

0.96

48/48

61.25/61.25

50%

Fabry disease

2

0.1%

0.96

88/88

57.77/57.77

50%

Nephronophthisis

2

0.1%

0.96

40.5/40.5

25.46/25.46

50%

Familial focal segmental Glomerulosclerosis

2

0.1%

0.96

65/65

30.50/30.50

50%

Gitelman syndrome

1

0.1%

0.48

91/91

27.89/27.89

100%

Nail Patella syndrome

1

0.1%

0.48

27/27

30.30/30.30

0%

Renal tubular acidosis

1

0.1%

0.48

20/20

81.28/81.28

0%

TOTAL

287

9.8%

137.58

49.72/45

52.6/53.39

54.01%

  1. *Based upon the 2011 Australian bureau of statistics population of 2,086,055 persons aged 18 years or over residing in the areas served by the 5 sites included.