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Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic staffConditions that increase your risk of kidney failure include:
- Diabetes, which is the most common risk factor for chronic kidney failure in the United States
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Sickle cell disease
- Lupus erythematosus
- Atherosclerosis
- Chronic glomerulonephritis
- Kidney disease present at birth (congenital)
- Bladder outlet obstruction
- Overexposure to toxins and to some medications
- Family history of kidney disease
- Age 60 or older
