Kidney damage and associated risk factors in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The colliding epidemic of infectious and non-communicable diseases in South Africa could potentially increase the prevalence of kidney disease in the country. This study determines the prevalence of kidney damage and known risk factors in a rural community of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Methods

This observational cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient department of the Mbekweni Community Health Centre in the Eastern Cape between May and July 2022. Relevant data on demography, medical history, anthropometry and blood pressure were obtained. The glomerular filtration rate was estimated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration Creatinine (CKD-EPICreatinine) equation and the re-expressed four-variable Modification of Diet

SUBMITTER: Rosales Gonzalez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11383248 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature