To Assess the Renal Functions and Common Risk Factors of its Impairment in A Group of General Population

Abstract

Background: In Pakistan more than 25 million people are suffering from kidney diseases. Kidney damage can be detected at earlier stage by simple laboratory tests like renal function tests, proteinuria and estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR). Objective: To assess renal functions and common risk factors of its impairment in a group of general population on world kidney day 2018. Materials and Methods: It is a descriptive study conducted in Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Mayo Hospital/ King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Lahore It was carried out on 158 Healthy subjects without history of renal disease. All collected data was entered and analyzed by using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 20). Results: 85(54%) were males and 73(46%) females. Mean + SD age was 44.3 ±13.9 years. 50(32%) were hypertensive, 30(19%) were hyperglycemic, 28(18%) had proteinuria, 30(19%) had Hyperuricemia and 18(12%) had increased creatinine levels. Mean ± SD glucose, creatinine and uric acid levels were 130± 30, 1.2± 0.7 and 4.5± 1.3 mg/dl respectively. Conclusion: Screening of subjects without renal known disease with diagnosed hypertension, diabetes or hyperuricemia as risk factors for CKD is required. 18 undiagnosed cases of CKD were identified in this survey. Keywords: risk factors, CKD, Renal function test.