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Table 3 Aetiology of primary kidney disease of prevalent 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=1402)

Female (n=1015)

<50 years (n=1268)

≥50 years (n=1149)

(n=2417)

Diabetic Nephropathy

396 (28.2)*

245 (24.1)

169 (13.3)*

472 (41.1)

641 (26.5)

Hypertensive Nephropathy

180 (12.8) *

173 (17)

129 (10.2)*

224 (19.5)

353 (14.6)

Glomerulonephritis

318 (22.7) *

194 (19.1)

413 (32.6)*

99 (8.6)

512 (21.2)

Interstitial Nephritis

14 (1)

15 (1.5)

17 (1.3)

12 (1)

29 (1.2)

Obstructive Nephritis

78 (5.6)

42 (4.1)

59 (4.7)

61 (5.3)

120 (5)

Chronic pyelonephritis

19 (1.4) *

29 (2.9)

33 (2.6) *

15 (1.3)

48 (2)

Polycystic kidney disease

82 (5.8)

70 (6.9)

68 (5.4)

84 (7.3)

152 (6.3)

Congenital and hereditary diseases

168 (12) *

130 (12.8)

220 (17.3)*

78 (6.8)

298 (12.3)

Autoimmune diseases

4 (0.3) *

13 (1.3)

16 (1.3) *

1 (0.1)

17 (0.7)

Other

39 (2.8)

32 (3.2)

48 (3.8) *

23 (2)

71 (2.9)

Unknown

104 (7.4)

72 (7.1)

96 (7.6)

80 (7)

176 (7.3)

  1. Data are number (percent).
  2. *P<0.05 versus comparitor group.