Table 4 Aetiology of kidney failure in different age groups
Causes of kidney failure | Age Groups (y) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 29 | 30–50 | 51–70 | > 71 | ||
Hypertension | 0 (0%) | 14 (21.5%) | 25 (50%) | 3 (60%) | 42 (33.1%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 2 (28.6%) | 18 (27.7%) | 14 (28%) | 1 (20%) | 35 (27.6%) |
Unknown | 3 (42.8%) | 21 (32.3%) | 7 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 31 (24.4%) |
Glomerulonephritis | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (7.7%) | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (7.1%) |
Obstructive-uropathy | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.1%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (20%) | 5 (3.8%) |
Neurogenic bladder | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Congenital | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.8%) |
RVH | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.6%) |
PKD | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Total | 7 | 65 | 50 | 5 | 127 |