摘要
年老是每個人必經的過程。2014 台灣老年人口 (＞ 65 歲) 為281.2 萬人，預估到了2061 年老年人口將增加為735.6 萬人，屆時老年人口占總人口比率也將大幅上升。可以想見，慢性腎臟病 (chronic kidney disease,CKD) 以及末期腎臟病的老年患者人數 (end-stage renal disease, ESRD) 也會持續增加。在老年腎臟病患者中，糖尿病、高血壓以及腎血管性疾病仍是導致ESRD 的主要原因。然而，腎絲球疾病仍是不可忽略的病因之一。本文將對常見的將老年人常發生的腎絲球疾病做簡單的介紹。
並列摘要
Aging is the process that everyone must go through. In Taiwan, the number of adults older than 65 years of age is estimated to reach more than 7.35 million by 2061, and the number of elderly with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) also continues to rise. Although diabetes mellitus, hypertension and renal vascular diseases are the most common causes of ESRD in the elderly. Glomerular diseases are still a major concern. This article reviews some of the commonly occurring forms of glomerular diseases in the elderly population.