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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

From: Pattern and presentation of cardiac diseases among patients with chronic kidney disease attending a national referral hospital in Uganda: a cross sectional study

Characteristic

Frequency (N = 217)

Percentage (%)

Age

 <45 years

124

57.1

 45-59

59

27.2

 ≥60

34

15.7

Sex

 Female

106

48.9

Stage of CKD

 1 (GFR ≥90 mL/min/m2)

9

4.2

 2 (GFR 60–89 mL/min/m2)

12

5.5

 3 (GFR 30–59 mL/min/m2)

44

20.3

 4 (GFR 15–29 mL/min/m2)

41

18.9

 5 (GFR <15 mL/min/m2)

111

51.2

Proteinuria

 Present

184

84.8

HIV antibody test status

 Non-reactive

162

74.7

 Reactive

32

14.8

 Not available

23

10.6

  1. GFR glomerular filtration rate, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus