Progression of chronic kidney disease among black patients attending a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Alfred MeremoGraham PagetRaquel DuarteDeogratius BintabaraSaraladevi NaickerPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Our study identified a higher prevalence of CKD progression in a prospective longitudinal study of black patients with CKD compared with literature reports. CKD Progression was associated with proteinuria, diabetes mellitus, elevated HbA1c, anaemia, hypocalcaemia, hyponatraemia and current smoking in a cohort of black patients with CKD who had controlled hypertension and diabetes mellitus at baseline.
Keyphrases
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
- south africa
- blood pressure
- systematic review
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- newly diagnosed
- smoking cessation
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- prognostic factors
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- drug induced