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Table 1 Frequency of comorbidities, and aetiologies of ESKD (N = 115)

From: Functional status and caregiver burden of patients on maintenance haemodialysis in Cameroon: a two-centre cross-sectional study

Comorbidity n(%)

Frequency (%)

Hypertension

97 (84.3)

Anaemia

86 (74.8)

Overweight/obesity

27 (23.5)

Diabetes mellitus

21 (18.3)

Underweight

15 (13.0)

Congestive Heart failure

13 (11.3)

HIV

10 (8.7)

Hepatitis C

7 (6.1)

Hepatitis B

6 (5.2)

Stroke

5 (4.3)

Disability

4 (3.5)

Aetiology of ESKD. n(%)

 Hypertension

42 (36.5)

 CGN

19 (16.5)

 Unknown

18 (15.7)

 CIN

10 (8.7)

 Diabetes mellitus

9 (7.8)

 Others

18 (15.6)

  1. ESKD End-stage kidney disease, CGN Chronic glomerulonephritis, CIN Chronic Interstitial Nephritis, Others: Ischemic Nephropathy = 6, HIV = 4, Obstructive Nephropathy = 1 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease = 7