This year, 2010, the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) marks a decade of data collection as a part of its multicenter screening program for volunteer participants at risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). During the years, KEEP has yielded important inferences regarding CKD epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors,1,2 and related comorbid conditions, including hypertension, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, bone and mineral disorder, anemia, and heart disease, have been characterized and reported.
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