Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors among adults in a semi-urban community of South-East Nigeria

Abstract

The prevalence of CKD and some of its risk factors were high. Effective control of the modifiable risk factors identified will assist in reducing the burden of CKD.

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: systematic review of population-based studies

“…Seven of the population-based studies met the inclusion criteria. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Each of the seven articles was closely scrutinized by at least two authors. Any controversy surrounding any particular article was discussed by all the authors, and a collective decision taken on the article (Figure 1).…”

“…Any controversy surrounding any particular article was discussed by all the authors, and a collective decision taken on the article (Figure 1). One of the seven articles was from South-south zone, 16 two from South-west, 17,20 two South-east, 18,22 one from Northwest, 19 one from the North-central, 21 and none was from the North-east geopolitical zone of Nigeria ( Figure 2). The subjects who took part in the studies were males and females of age ≥18 years.…”

“…The mean age in the studies ranged from 39.0±11.0 21 to 54.8±12.8 years. 22 There was no particular study that focused on a particular age group (e.g., elderly subjects). The least sample size was 328 22 and the largest sample size was 1941 18 (Table 1).…”

“…All the seven relevant studies were cross-sectional. One of the studies used cluster sampling method, 16 three studies used multistage sampling technique, 17,19,22 two other studies used convenience sampling technique, 18,21 and one of the studies 20 did not state what sampling method was used.…”

“…Two of the studies used the CG formula in estimating GFR, 16,19 four studies used the MDRD, 17,[20][21][22] whereas one of the studies used the CKD-EPI creatinine equation. 18 The prevalence of CKD from two of the studies that used the CG formula was very high when compared to those obtained with the MDRD and the CKD-EPI creatinine equations.…”