Chronic Kidney Disease and risk factor prevalence in Dehradun district

2016-08-01T18-40-25Z
Source: National Journal of Medical Research
Shivashish Gupta, Jayanti Semwal, Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Deepshikha Varshney.
Chronic Kidney Disease and risk factor prevalence in Dehradun district Abstract Research question: What is the prevalence of risk factors for chronic kidney disease in urban population of district Dehradun? Objectives: To assess the prevalence of risk factors for Chronic Kidney Disease and to find out the prevalence of CKD. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional, community based study was carried out among adult population of the urban community of Dehradun. A pretested predesigned questionnaire was used to collect data by interview technique from study participants. The risk factor scoring was done on the basis of SCORED (Screening for Occult Renal Disease) screening test tool. The subjects who were at risk were screened for chronic kidney disease. The data was compiled, entered & analyzed using SPSS version 19. Results: Raised BP, diabetes and cases of heart attack were more among males as compared to females. The prevalence of CKD was 2.1 percent. Proportion of CKD cases was almost same in both sexes. Chronic kidney disease prevalence was 1.1%, 5.1% and 8.2% in 50-59, 60-69 and >70 year age groups. Conclusion: The prevalence of diseases like hypertension, diabetes was high in the urban population etc. The disease prevalence tends to increase with the advancing age.


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