Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes and Coexistence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Risk in the Population of the Republic of Moldova
Table 1
Demographics and clinical characteristics of participants in the screening program.
Overall ()
Women ()
Men ()
Age (years)
Education (years)
944
673
271
>10
343 (36.3)
231 (34.3)
112 (41.3)
6–10
234 (24.7)
166 (24.7)
68 (25.1)
1–5
312 (33.0)
232 (34.5)
80 (29.5)
None
55 (5.8)
44 (6.5)
11 (4.1)
Work
927
657
270
Physical labor
283 (30.5)
172 (26.2)
111 (41.1)
Office work
210 (22.6)
157 (23.9)
53 (19.6)
House work
83 (22.6)
72 (11.0)
11 (4.1)
Unemployed
351 (37.8)
256 (39.0)
95 (35.2)
Fruit/Vegetable intake
1018
732
286
1 x/day
545 (53.5)
420 (57.4)
125 (43.7)
3–5 x/day
355 (34.8)
227 (31.0)
128 (44.8)
1 x/week
101 (9.9)
73 (10.0)
28 (9.8)
None
17 (1.6)
12 (1.6)
5 (1.7)
Smoking
1021
734
287
Current
139 (13.6)
37 (5.0)
102 (35.5)
Former
33 (3.2)
5 (0.7)
28 (9.8)
None
849 (83.2)
692 (94.3)
157 (54.7)
Alcohol
1021
735
286
1 x/day
21 (2.1)
7 (1.0)
14 (4.9)
1 x/week
148 (14.5)
61 (8.3)
87 (30.4)
1 x/month
292 (28.6)
208 (28.3)
84 (29.4)
None
560 (54.8)
459 (62.4)
101 (35.3)
Physical activity (min/d)
1007
727
280
>60
372 (36.9)
269 (37.0)
103 (36.8)
30–60
134 (13.3)
82 (11.3)
52 (18.6)
<30
120 (11.9)
88 (12.1)
32 (11.4)
None
381 (37.8)
288 (39.6)
93 (33.2)
Family history
CKD
209 (21.3)
171 (24.2)
38 (13.9)
HTN
498 (50.2)
373 (52.1)
125 (45.3)
DM
157 (16.1)
121 (17.2)
36 (13.1)
Patient’s history
CKD
384 (38.1)
313 (43.2)
71 (25.2)
HTN
480 (47.5)
341 (46.8)
139 (49.5)
DM
125 (12.5)
86 (12.0)
39 (13.9)
MI/CVD
253 (25.2)
186 (25.8)
67 (23.8)
Physical examination
BMI (kg/m2)
1005
724
281
<18.5
61 (6.07%)
49 (6.8)
12 (4.3)
18.5–24.9
254 (25.27%)
177 (24.4)
78 (27.8)
25–29.9
369 (36.72%)
257 (35.5)
111 (39.5)
>30
321 (31.94%)
242 (33.4)
79 (28.1)
Blood pressure (mm Hg)
SBP
DBP
Laboratory parameters
A/C ratio (mg/g)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)
Data are a number of screened subjects and percent (%) if not otherwise specified. Values for Age, BMI, SBP, DBP, A/C ratio, and eGFR are mean ± SD. CKD: chronic kidney disease; HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; MI/CVD: myocardial infarction/cardiovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; A/C: urinary albumin/creatinine ratio; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.