Anemia and its predictors among chronic kidney disease patients in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mitku Mammo TaderegewAlemayehu WondieTamene Fetene TerefeTadesse Tsehay TarekegnFisha Alebel GebreEyesusShegaw Tesfa MengistBaye Tsegaye AmlakMamo Solomon EmeriaAbebe TimergaBetregiorgis Zegeye

Published in: PloS one (2023)

More than half of CKD patients were suffering from anemia. Stage of CKD, presence of DM, hemodialysis history, and being female sex were factors associated with anemia among CKD patients.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
weight loss