Table 1.

Most Common 20 Terms Used to Record a Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Term	n (% of total terms used)
RENAL IMPAIRMENT	8248 (27)
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE	2567 (8)
RENAL FAILURE	2373 (8)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, STAGE 3A	1726 (6)
CKD (CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE) STAGE 3	1551 (5)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE	1544 (5)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, STAGE 3	1075 (4)
RENAL FAILURE, CHRONIC	1020 (3)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, STAGE 3B	965 (3)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - STAGE 3	740 (2)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, STAGE 2	628 (2)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, STAGE 4	598 (2)
CKD (CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE) STAGE 4	412 (1)
CKD (CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE) STAGE 2	374 (1)
RENAL INSUFFICIENCY - CHRONIC	361 (1)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, STAGE 1	358 (1)
CKD (CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE) STAGE 1	324 (1)
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - STAGE 2	268 (1)
MILD RENAL IMPAIRMENT	257 (1)
ANAEMIA - CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE	224 (1)