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ArticleCureus2024

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in a High-Risk Population in Urban Lahore, Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Study.

Afifa Khan, Manal F Cheema, Rida Fatima, Sidra S Cheema, Zeeshan Butt, Samreen Gillani, Ayesha Ahmad, Muhammad Subhan Ullah, Urba Jalal, Shafiq Cheema

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Afifa KhanDepartment of Nephrology, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Manal F CheemaCollege of Medicine, CMH (Combined Military Hospital) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Rida FatimaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Sidra S CheemaDepartment of Pathology, CMH (Combined Military Hospital) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Zeeshan ButtDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, USA.
Samreen GillaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Ayesha AhmadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Muhammad Subhan UllahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Urba JalalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Shafiq CheemaDepartment of Nephrology, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, PAK.

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Abstract

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a globally increasing health concern, and there is a growing focus on early screening and prevention efforts. However, the availability of data on CKD prevalence in Pakistan, particularly in the urban area of Lahore district, is limited. The objective of the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) Lahore was to assess the prevalence of CKD in a high-risk population residing in the urban area of Lahore, Pakistan. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 254 participants, who were over 18 years old and belonged to a high-risk population according to the pre-defined operational definitions. The participants were randomly selected from various towns in Lahore. Screening camps were set up to measure serum creatinine levels and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR), and then the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration 2021 (CKD EPI) equation. Results Out of the total 254 participants, a diagnosis of CKD was made in 62 (24.2%) individuals. Significant associations were found between CKD and risk factors including hypertension, diabetes, family history of CKD, ischemic heart disease (IHD) or congestive heart failure (CHF), intake of painkillers, and herbal medicines. However, no association was found between obesity (BMI ≥ 30) and CKD. Participants diagnosed with CKD had a mean age of 49.9 years and a mean serum creatinine level of 1.2 mg/dL, while non-CKD participants had a mean age of 43.7 years and a mean serum creatinine level of 0.7 mg/dL. Conclusion Our study revealed that CKD was prevalent in about one-fourth of the participants from the high-risk population of Lahore, indicating a high prevalence of the disease within society. Moreover, hypertension, diabetes, family history of CKD, heart disease, painkillers, and the use of herbal medicines were all significantly linked to CKD in the surveyed sample population.

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chronic kidney disease (ckd)chronic kidney disease factorschronic kidney disease prevalenceckd in pakistani populationdiabetic kidney disease (dkd)hypertensive ckd

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