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Table 2 Risk factors of kidney disease among study patients

From: Comparison of the prevalence of kidney disease by proteinuria and decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate determined using three creatinine-based equations among patients admitted on medical wards of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda: a prospective study

 

Patients with eGFR of ≥ 60mls or proteinuria of trace or negative

Patients with

eGFR < 60mls / min and or proteinuria ≥  + 1

   

Statistic

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Odds Ratio

95% CI

P-value

Frequency (N = 357)

263 (73.7)

94 (26.3)

   

Age: Median (IQR)

45 (30—62)

51 (35—67)

1.01

1.00—1.02

0.069

Age categories

 18–35

93 (79.5)

24 (20.5)

1.00

  

 36–59

97 (72.9)

36 (27.1)

1.44

0.80—2.59

0.227

 60 years and above

73 (68.2)

34 (31.8)

1.80

0.98—3.31

0.056

Sex (%)

     

 Female

124 (73.8)

44 (26.2)

1.00

  

 Male

139 (73.5)

50 (26.5)

1.01

0.63—1.63

0.955

Alcohol Use

 No

153 (72.5)

58 (27.5)

1.00

  

 Yes

110 (75.3)

36 (24.7)

0.86

0.53—1.40

0.551

Previous or Current Cigarette smoking

 No

214 (74.3)

74 (25.7)

1.00

  

 Yes

49 (71)

20 (29)

1.18

0.66—2.12

0.577

HIV status

 Negative

186 (73.5)

67 (26.5)

1.00

  

 Positive

77 (74)

27 (26)

0.97

0.58—1.64

0.919

Had Diabetes mellitus

 No

236 (75.2)

78 (24.8)

1.00

  

 Yes

27 (62.8)

16 (37.2)

1.79

0.92—3.50

0.087

Had Hypertension

 No

222 (77.9)

63 (22.1)

1.00

  

 Yes

41 (56.9)

31 (43.1)

2.66

1.55—4.59

 < 0.001

Previous febrile illness in past 3 months

 No

117 (73.6)

42 (26.4)

1.00

  

 Yes

146 (73.7)

52 (26.3)

0.99

0.62—1.59

0.974

Diarrhea or vomiting in past 3-months

 No

177 (79.4)

46 (20.6)

1.00

  

 Yes

86 (64.2)

48 (35.8)

2.15

1.33—3.47

0.002

Previous use of herbal remedies

 No

235 (73.9)

83 (26.1)

1.00

  

 Yes

28 (71.8)

11 (28.2)

1.11

0.53—2.33

0.778

Previous use of NSAIDS

 No

243 (74.1)

85 (25.9)

1.00

  

 Yes

20 (69)

9 (31)

1.29

0.56—2.93

0.549

Heart failure

 No

258 (74.6)

88 (25.4)

1.00

  

 Yes

5 (45.5)

6 (54.5)

3.52

1.05—11.81

0.042