Women and other risk factors for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Thailand: National Health Examination V Survey.

ABSTRACT: There are limited data on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) from Southeast Asia. Initially described in working age men, a common approach to detect CKDu that includes all adults has recently been proposed. We determined the prevalence, and risk factors for CKDu using data from a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey of the adult population of Thailand. We used a proxy for CKDu as age < 70 with impaired kidney function (eGFR < 60) in the absence of diabetes and hypertension (CKDu1) and heavy proteinuria (CKDu2). Prevalence estimates were probability-weighted for the Thai population. The associations between risk factors and CKDu or elderly subjects with eGFR < 60 without traditional causes were assessed by multivariable logistic regression. Of 17,329 subjects, t

SUBMITTER: Aekplakorn W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8560950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature