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Risk factors

By Mayo Clinic staff

Factors that may increase your risk of chronic kidney failure include:

  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • Heart disease
  • Smoking
  • Obesity
  • High cholesterol
  • African-American, American Indian or Asian-American race
  • A family history of kidney disease
  • Age 65 or older
Complications Causes
References
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  6. Coping effectively: A guide for patients and their families. National Kidney Foundation. http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozcopy.cfm?pdflink=coping.pdf. Accessed April 5, 2010.
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