Epidemiology investigation on rheumatoid arthritis and chronic kidney disease among population older than 45 years in Luohe city / 中华肾脏病杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo study the prevalence of chronic kidney disease(CKD) among population with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) in Luohe city.Methods 3072 residents (older than 45 years) with eligible data from Luohe city were randomly selected using a stratified,multistage sampling.All residents were interviewed and given physical examination,tested for sample of uria and blood,and also given special examination about RA.Results The prevalence of RA was 6.90％ in 3072 subjects.The albuminuria was detected in 10.42％ of subjects,hematuria in 8.59％,reduced renal function in 1.82％,Howerer,which was higher in patients with RA,was 14.62％,10.85％ and 4.72％ respectively.Especially the prevalence of albuminuria and reduced renal function in RA patients was significantly higher compared to that in population without RA (14.62％ vs 10.10％,P＜0.05 and 4.72％ vs 1.61％,P＜0.01),but no significant differences in hematuria (10.85％ vs 8.43％,P＞0.05).The prevalence of CKD was 16.93％ in tougher,and RA patients had higher prevalence of CKD than those population without RA (22.17％ vs 16.54％,P＜0.05).ConclusionThe prevalence of CKD among population older than 45 years in Luohe city is high,and the patients with RA have special characteristic in epidemiology of CKD.