Significance of past history of renal failure for the detection of high-risk individuals for cardiovascular and end-stage renal disease: analysis of data from a nationwide health checkup.

Background Clinical information regarding risk factors may be helpful in the detection of various diseases. This cross-sectional study examined the characteristics of subjects with past history of renal failure, and assessed whether this information would be useful for the efficient detection of high-risk individuals for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) at health checkup.