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Table 3 Shows Baseline parameters of renal patients

From: The burden of renal admissions in a tertiary Hospital in Sierra Leone

Parameters

Mean ± SD

Median

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

140.84 ± 34.26

130

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

87.24 ± 23.12

82

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min)

23.13 ± 33.62

10.5

Packed cell volume (%)

8.29 ± 2.57

7.8

Serum urea (mmol/L)

40.64 ± 30.68

28.3

Serum sodium (mmol/L)

142.40 ± 11.03

123.02

Serum potassium (mmol/L)

4.62 ± 1.42

2.02

Serum magnesium (mg/dl)

1.64 ± 1.43

1.5

Serum chloride (mg/dl)

101.39 ± 24.30

92.8

Serum calcium (mg/dl)

8.87 ± 6.70

6.7

Serum phosphorus (mg/dl)

12.13 ± 23.48

16.6

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

9.8 ± 8.8

6.9

Random Blood Glucose (mmol/L)

8.81 ± 4.83

7.7

Urinalysis (dipstick) N = 56

Proteinuria

Frequency

Percentages

1+

11

20

2++

20

36

3+++

25

44

Haematuria

1+

16

28

2++

24

42

3+++

16

30

Leucocytes

Trace

28

50

1+

11

20

2++

10

17

3+++

7

13

Abdominopelvic ultrasound N = 25

Frequency

Percentages

Parenchymal Renal Disease

18

72

Ascites

2

8

Normal Ultrasound

3

12

Polycystic Kidney Disease

1

4

Urinary Bladder Mass

1

4