Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major public health problem in Thailand. The Nephrology Society of Thailand was granted the community-based cross-sectional survey study using stratified-cluster sampling method to represent population from all region of Thailand called Thai SEEK (Screening and Early Evaluation of Kidney Disease) study during 2007 to 2008. The overall prevalence of CKD from Thai SEEK was 17.5% which increased awareness of CKD burden and lead to deliver strategic planning for CKD prevention and management programs. However, study about the natural history of CKD progression, particularly among Asian and Thai population which might useful for the estimation of health cost and strategies prioritization for slow CKD progression stills limited. Moreover, we still lack of information of the incident of CKD using a standardized method for GFR estimation in representative Thai adult populations. So the research committee of The Nephrology Society of Thailand was conducted this follow-up study from Thai SEEK population.
