Table 1 Baseline characteristics of Patients with chronic kidney disease in renal clinic of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between July – September, 2016 (n = 422)
Variables | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | <=30 | 88 (20.9) |
31–40 | 97 (23) | |
41–50 | 78 (18.5) | |
51–60 | 84 (19.9) | |
61–70 | 47 (11.1) | |
>70 | 28 (6.6) | |
Sex | Male | 249 (59) |
Female | 173 (41) | |
BMI(Kg/m2) | <18 | 35 (8.3) |
18–24.9 | 308 (73) | |
25–30 | 67 (15.9) | |
>30 | 12 (2.8) | |
Cause/Co-morbidity | HTN | 177 (41.9) |
DM | 17 (4.0) | |
CGN | 58 (13.7) | |
Others | 55((13) | |
HTN,DM,CGN | 1 (0.2) | |
HTN,DM | 94 (22.3) | |
HTN,CGN | 17 (4.0) | |
DM,CGN | 3 (0.7) | |
At least one drug need dose adjustment | Yes | 163 (38.6) |
No | 259 (61.4) | |
MDRD correctly adjusted | Yes | 105 (64.4) |
No | 58 (35.6) | |
CG correctly adjusted | Yes | 94 (57.7) |
No | 69 (42.3) | |