Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) represents a significant public health problem, with nearly 20
million people in the United States having kidney damage or reduced kidney function, most patients
with kidney disease are asymptomatic, underling the need for routine screening of all patients who are
at risk for developing kidney disease. screening of chronic kidney disease among apparently healthy
individuals in Kafr- Elsheikh university, Egypt. The parameters comprise :Full history taking including:
personal history, past history, family history and drug history. Physical examination including: blood
pressure, body weight, height and body mass index. And laboratory investigations as Serum creatinine,
Urinary protein by dipstike and HbA1c. About 13.8% of apparently healthy subjects had CKD (62.2%
had stage I, 33.8% had stage II, 4% had stage III). CKD was higher among males than females. Obesity
was a risk factor for CKD and the percentage of obese among CKD patients was 48%, Class I obesity
was 47.3%, Class II obesity 0.7%. Overweight 29.1% and normal weight 22.9%. The mean of BMI
among CKD patients was 28.3± 4.2. Higher frequency of hypertension were significantly associated
with CKD patients 33.8% when compared to non CKD subjects 5.1%. Diabetics was diagnosed among
5.6% of all studied subjects. Higher frequency of diabetics were significantly associated with CKD
when compared to non CKD subjects. The percentage of CKD had diabetics was (26%) while CKD had
pre diabetics was (25%) of CKD patients. Higher urinary protein grades were significantly associated
with CKD. |
