Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in diabetic adult out-patients in Tanzania

Despite the increasing number of patients with Diabetes Mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa, the magnitude of chronic kidney disease among diabetics has not been well established. A study done by Janmohamed et al. found chronic kidney disease in 83.7 % of diabetics which is relatively higher than the pre...

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Published inBMC nephrology Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 71
Main Authors Mpondo, Bonaventura C T, Neilson, Eric, Ernest, Alex
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 08.07.2016
BioMed Central
Subjects
Analysis
Chronic kidney failure
Complications and side effects
Correspondence
Glomerular filtration rate
Nephrology
Risk factors
Type 2 diabetes
Tanzania
Schistosomiasis
Chronic kidney disease
Diabetes mellitus
Microalbuminuria
Proteinuria
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Summary:Despite the increasing number of patients with Diabetes Mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa, the magnitude of chronic kidney disease among diabetics has not been well established. A study done by Janmohamed et al. found chronic kidney disease in 83.7 % of diabetics which is relatively higher than the prevalence reported elsewhere. However this study was conducted in schistosoma endemic area along the shores of Lake Victoria. Schistosomiasis has been reported to cause a range of renal diseases. Interpretation of these findings should therefore take into account the possibility of schistosomiasis as a possible confounder.
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ISSN:1471-2369
1471-2369
DOI:10.1186/s12882-016-0276-9