Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease among Adult Hypertensive Patients at Northwest Amhara Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.

Anteneh HunegnawHabtamu Sewunet MekonnenMasresha Asmare TechaneChilot Desta Agegnehu

Published in: International journal of hypertension (2021)

In this study, the prevalence of CKD among hypertensive patients found was 17.6%. Regarding associated factors, dyslipidemia, proteinuria, comorbid disease, serum creatinine greater than 0.9 mg/dl, duration of hypertension greater than 10 years, and diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHg are factors associated with the occurrence of chronic kidney disease among hypertensive patients.

Keyphrases

hypertensive patients
blood pressure
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
risk factors
heart rate
primary care
healthcare
risk assessment
blood glucose
uric acid
type diabetes
heart failure
left ventricular
adipose tissue
weight loss
insulin resistance