The aim of the study is that every Dutch person between the ages of 50 and 75 will soon be able to test themselves at home for these disorders.
For example, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance (DCVA), the Heart Foundation, the Kidney Foundation and the Diabetes Fund hope that the number of people suffering from these disorders will decrease by 25 percent. Similar population screenings now exist mainly for different types of cancers.
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The participants will be sent a home test. This consists of a urine test for kidney damage, a heart rhythm test and a questionnaire. In the case of early signs of cardiovascular disease, kidney damage or type 2 diabetes, a follow-up examination will follow. If necessary, medication and appropriate lifestyle advice are given.
Preventing serious complications
Rebecca Abma-Schouten of the Heart Foundation says that in about 20 to 50 percent of people there are early indications of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney damage and type 2 diabetes. stage are discovered and treated, we prevent the development of serious complications such as kidney failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, or heart failure.”
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“Many people with type 2 diabetes also develop other chronic conditions within 10 years of diagnosis. The most common are cardiovascular diseases (49 percent),” says Rens Vandeberg, General Director of the Diabetes Fund.
Millions of Dutch people
In the Netherlands 1.5 million people have cardiovascular disease, 1.7 million Dutch people suffer from chronic kidney damage and more than 1 million people with type 2 diabetes.
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