What do we know about chronic kidney disease in India: first report of the Indian CKD registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no national data on the magnitude and pattern of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in India. The Indian CKD Registry documents the demographics, etiological spectrum, practice patterns, variations and special characteristics.

Methods

Data was collected for this cross-sectional study in a standardized format according to predetermined criteria. Of the 52,273 adult patients, 35.5%, 27.9%, 25.6% and 11% patients came from South, North, West and East zones respectively.

Results

The mean age was 50.1 ± 14.6 years, with M:F ratio of 70:30. Patients from North Zone were younger and those from the East Zone older. Diabetic nephropathy was the commonest cause (31%), followed by CKD of undetermined etiology (16%), chronic glomerulonephritis (14%) and hypertensiv

SUBMITTER: Rajapurkar MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3350459 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature