The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study

The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition. METHODS: We ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3,686 participants of a population-based HI...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2020-03, Vol.15 (3)
Hauptverfasser: Muiru, Anthony N, Charlebois, Edwin D, Balzer, Laura B, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Elly, Assurah, Black, Doug, Okiror, Samuel, Kabami, Jane, Atukunda, Mucunguzi, Snyman, Katherine, Petersen, Maya, Kamya, Moses, Havlir, Diane, Estrella, Michelle M, Hsu, Chi-Yuan
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition. METHODS: We ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3,686 participants of a population-based HIV trial in rural Uganda and Kenya. Prevalent CKD was defined as a serum creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0229649