Etiology of stage 5 chronic kidney disease
A multicenter observational study.
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Chronic Kidney Disease, Final stage, EtiologiesAbstract
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a catastrophic condition and a public health problem in Ecuador. The present study aims to determine the prevalence of etiologies of stage 5 chronic kidney disease among patients in the city of Cuenca's public dialysis network in March 2018.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted. Data were collected from 458 patients using a questionnaire. Tabulation and statistical analysis were performed in Microsoft Office Excel 2016. The results were presented in simple distribution tables.
Results: The distribution according to sex was 50.44% men and 49.46% women. The mean age was 58.47 ±13.59 years. The etiologies were: Diabetes Mellitus (41.92%), Arterial Hypertension (34.06%), Unknown Etiology (11.57%), Unrelated Glomerulopathies (3.06%), Obstructive Uropathy (2.4%), and the remaining pathologies (6.99%).
Conclusions: The main etiologies of stage 5 CKD were Diabetes Mellitus and Arterial Hypertension.
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