Inégalité homme-femme face aux maladies rénales chroniques : mythe ou réalité ? [Gender differences in chronic kidney diseases : myth or reality ?]

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serval:BIB_02558D9BCB15
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Inégalité homme-femme face aux maladies rénales chroniques : mythe ou réalité ? [Gender differences in chronic kidney diseases : myth or reality ?]
Journal
Revue medicale suisse
Author(s)
Mehier P., Burnier M., Pruijm M.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
22/02/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
551
Pages
473-476
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) concerns about 10 % of the population in Switzerland. Epidemiological studies suggest that women are less prone to the development of CKD than men, and progress less rapidly to end stage renal disease. This protection seems lost when entering menopause. The reasons for this finding may stem from hormonal, structural or hemodynamic differences, yet the precise underlying mechanisms are so far incompletely understood. Some animal studies suggest a potentially beneficial effect of estrogen therapy, mainly in diabetes, yet data in humans are lacking. This article provides an overview of epidemiological data and the different hypotheses concerning gender differences in CKD, and discusses the eventual benefits of estrogen therapy to retard CKD progression.
Keywords
Female, Humans, Male, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/epidemiology, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/etiology, Sex Distribution, Sex Factors
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