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Karthik Mahadevappa1, Shivananda B Nayak2, Rohan G Maharaj3
1Faith Hospital, Health Services Authority, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
Background:
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health burden and is often undiagnosed in the primary care setting. Untested and untreated, this often leads to renal failure and dialysis.
Materials And Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study of adults aged 20 years and over, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension, with no previous history or record of CKD, and attending three chronic disease clinics in the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA). Patients were screened for risk of CKD by using the albumin creatinine ratio. The eGFR was calculated based on serum creatinine by using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (EPI) 2009 equation.
Results:
In total, 430 patients agreed to participate with 61.2% of response rate. Of the 385 with complete data, 357 (92%) were detected as having a high risk for CKD; older patients (>66 years) and those with both diabetes and hypertension had high proportions of risk for CKD. There were significant associations between age, systolic hypertension, and the severity of risk for CKD.
Conclusion:
CKD is common at the primary care level among adults with NCDs in Trinidad, with many patients having been left out without being tested for CKD. Primary care physicians must take this into consideration in caring for NCD patients.
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