Prevalence of chronic renal disease in adults attended by the family health strategy.

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an important Brazilian public health issue that has as main etiologies, arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM). The precocious diagnosis is important, because it allows the implementation of preventive measures that retard or interrupt the progression to the most advanced stages of the CKD.

Objective: Identify the prevalence and the associated factors to the CKD among adults served by the Family Health Strategy (FHS).