Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in northeast of Iran: Results of the Golestan cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing globally in particular in fast emerging economies such as Iran. Population-based studies on prevalence of CKD in Iran are scarce. The objective of the current study was to explore the prevalence and determinants of CKD in the setting of Golestan Cohort Study (GCS), the largest prospective cohort in the Middle East.

Methods

In this observational study, 11,409 participants enrolled in the second phase of GCS were included. Sex, age, literacy, residence, anthropometric measurements, smoking, opium use, self-reported history of cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and/or stroke), hypertension, diabetes, and lipid profile were the predictors of interest. The outcomes of interest were eGFR and CKD defined as eGF

SUBMITTER: Sepanlou SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5414986 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature