Prevalence and risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease in Nepal: evidence from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional study.

Anil PoudyalKhem Bahadur KarkiNamuna ShresthaKrishna Kumar AryalNamra Kumar MahatoBihungum BistaLaxmi GhimireDirghayu K CPradip GyanwaliAnjani Kumar JhaVanessa Garcia-LarsenUlrich KuchDavid A GronebergSanjib Kumar Sharma Meghnath Dhimal

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

This nationally representative study shows that the prevalence of CKD in the adult population of Nepal is substantial, and it is independently associated with several cardiometabolic traits. These findings warrant longitudinal studies to identify the causes of CKD in Nepal and effective strategies to prevent it.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
tertiary care
risk factors
genome wide
cross sectional