From: Screening for chronic kidney disease in rural Malawi: results from a diabetic clinic
All diabetic patients (N, %) | CKD (N/%) | No CKD (N/%) | |
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Total patients screened | 148 | 13 (8.8) | 135 (91.2) |
Demographic characteristics | |||
Age (mean, sd)a-years | 53.8 (13.7) | 63.9 (9.7) | 52.8 (13.6) |
Gender | |||
Female | 98 | 8 (8.2) | 90 (91.8) |
Diabetes type | |||
Type 1 diabetes | 25 | 2 (8.0) | 23 (92.0) |
Type 2 diabetes | 123 | 11 (8.9) | 112 (91.1) |
Years since diagnosis of diabetes | |||
Less than 1 year | 29 | 1 (3.4) | 28 (96.6) |
1–2 years | 20 | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) |
Over 2 years | 76 | 7 (9.2) | 69 (90.8) |
Duration in clinic | |||
Less than 1 year | 44 | 3 (6.8) | 41 (93.2) |
1–2 years | 36 | 6 (16.7) | 30 (83.3) |
Over 2 years | 62 | 4 (6.4) | 58 (93.6) |
Most recent fasting blood glucose (median, IQR)a-mg/dl | 156.6 (115.2–234) | 130.6 (99.9–151.1) | 160.2 (121.0–249.0) |
Patients with good glucose control (< 126 mg/dl) | 39 | 5 (12.8) | 34 (87.2) |
Patients with reasonable glucose control (128 to < 180 mg/dl) | 42 | 6 (14.3) | 36 (85.7) |
Initial creatinine (median, IQR)-mg/dl | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) | 1.4 (1.2–2) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) |
Risk factors | |||
BMI (median, IQR)-kg/m2 | 26.5 (22.5–30) | 26.5 (25.6–29.2) | 26.5 (22.3–30.1) |
BMI over 25 (median, IQR)-kg/m2 | 29.1 (27.3–32.9) | 27.8 (26.0–31.6) | 29.3 (27.3–33.2) |
Most recent systolic blood pressure (median, IQR)a-mmHg | 130 (117–145) | 135 (132–154) | 129 (116–142) |
Most recent diastolic blood pressure (median, IQR)-mmHg | 83 (77–89) | 91 (81–97) | 83 (77–88) |
Diabetic co-morbidities and complications | |||
Hypertension | 103 | 12 (11.7) | 91 (88.3) |