Cardiovascular risk factors among patients with chronic kidney disease attending a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Babua, Christopher; Kalyesubula, Robert; Okello, Emmy; Kakande, Barbara; Sebatta, Elias; Mungoma, Michael; Kiiza Mondo, Charles.
Cardiovasc. j. Afr. (Online)
; 6(4): 177-180, 2015. ilus
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| AIM | ID: biblio-1260494
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease; which is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with CKD. Local data about cardiovascular risk factors among CKD patients is generally scanty.
Objective:
To determine the prevalence of the common cardiovascular risk factors among patients with CKD attending the nephrology out-patient clinic in Mulago national referral hospital in Uganda.Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study in which 217 patients with a mean age of 43 years were recruited over a period of nine months. Data on demographic characteristics; risk factors for cardiovascular disease; complete blood count; renal function tests/electrolytes; and lipid profiles were collected using a standardised questionnaire.Results:
One hundred and eleven (51.2%) of the participants were male. Hypertension was reported in 90% of participants while cigarette smoking was present in 11.5%. Twenty-two participants (10.2%) were obese and 16.1% were diabetic. A total of 71.9% had a haemoglobin concentration 11 g/dl; with the prevalence of anaemia increasing with advancing renal failure (p 0.001); 44.7% were hypocalcaemic and 39.2% had hyperphosphataemia. The prevalence of abnormal calcium and phosphate levels was found to increase with declining renal function (p
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