Research Article
The Enormity of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria: The Situation in a Teaching Hospital in South-East Nigeria
Table 2
Age group of patients by diseases.
| | Primary renal disease | Age groups number (%) | | 12–35 | 36–60 | 61 | Total |
| | Uncertain causes | 375 (24.4) | 340 (22.1) | 79 (5.1) | 794 (51.6) | | CGN | 149 (9.7) | 67 (4.35) | 10 (0.65) | 226 (14.8) | | Hypertension | 8 (0.5) | 210 (13.65) | 47 (3.05) | 265 (17.2) | | Diabetes Mellitus | 13 (0.8) | 115 (7.5) | 54 (3.5) | 182 (11.8) | | Others | 18 (1.15) | 35 (2.3) | 18 (1.15) | 71 (4.6) |
| | Total | 563 (36.6) | 767 (49.9) | 208 (13.5) | 1538 (100) |
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Others sickle cell nephropathy—2 (2.8%), ADPKD—5 (7.0%), toxic nephropathy—22 (31.0%), obstructive uropathy—20 (28.2%), chronic pyelonephritis—22 (31.0%).
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