Table 4 Aetiology of primary kidney disease of incident dialysis patients according to gender and age
From: Epidemiology and aetiology of dialysis-treated end-stage kidney disease in Libya
Primary Kidney Disease | Gender | Age | All patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n=621) | Female (n=397) | <50 years (n=521) | ≥50 years (n=497) | (n=1018) | |
Diabetic Nephropathy | 173 (27.9) | 116 (29.2) | 90 (17.3)* | 199 (40) | 289 (28.4) |
Hypertensive Nephropathy | 101 (16.3) | 60 (15.1) | 29 (5.6)* | 132 (26.6) | 161 (15.8) |
Glomerulonephritis | 133 (21.4) | 71 (17.9) | 173(33.2)* | 31 (6.2) | 204 (20) |
Interstitial Nephritis | 7 (1.1)* | 17 (4.3) | 14 (2.7) | 10 (2) | 24 (2.4) |
Obstructive Nephritis | 53 (8.5)* | 6 (1.5) | 17 (3.3)* | 42 (8.5) | 59 (5.8) |
Chronic pyelonephritis | 9 (1.4) | 4 (1) | 0 (0)* | 13 (2.6) | 13 (1.3) |
Polycystic kidney disease | 13 (2.1)* | 41 (10.3) | 31 (6) | 23 (4.6) | 54 (5.3) |
Congenital and hereditary diseases | 42 (6.8) | 40 (10.1) | 73 (14)* | 9 (1.8) | 82 (8.1) |
Autoimmune diseases | 4 (0.6)* | 10 (2.5) | 11 (2.1)* | 3 (0.6) | 14 (1.4) |
Other | 10 (1.6) | 4 (1) | 10 (1.9) | 4 (0.8) | 14 (1.4) |
Unknown | 76 (12.2)* | 28 (7.1) | 73 (14)* | 31 (6.2) | 104 (10.2) |