Renal Dysfunction among Ghanaians Living with Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension in the Asutifi-South District: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hwidiem
Table 4
Renal dysfunction categorization among study population using KDIGO eGFR Criteria stratified by disease status.
eGFR Category
Total
Diabetic and Hypertensive all together
Hypertensive only
p-value
CG
G 1
(≥90)
73 (36.50)
22 (32.84)
51 (38.35)
G 2
(60 to 89)
77 (38.50)
25 (37.31)
52 (39.10)
G 3
(30 to 59)
45 (22.50)
17 (25.37)
28 (21.05)
G 4
(15 to 29)
5 (2.50)
3 (4.48)
2 (1.50)
G 5
(<15)
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
Renal impairment (3+4+5)
50 (25.00)
20 (29.85)
30 (22.56)
0.3002
4v-MDRD
G 1
(≥90)
137 (68.50)
41 (61.19)
96 (72.18)
G 2
(60 to 89)
44 (22.00)
15 (22.39)
29 (21.80)
G3
(30 to 59)
16 (8.00)
9 (13.43)
7 (5.26)
G4
(15 to 29)
3 (1.50)
2 (2.99)
1 (0.75)
G5
(<15)
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
Renal impairment (3+4+5)
19 (9.50)
11 (16.42)
8 (6.02)
0.0227
CKD-EPI
G1
(≥90)
130 (65.00)
40 (59.70)
90 (67.67)
G2
(60 to 89)
49 (24.50)
16 (23.88)
33 (24.81)
G3
(30 to 59)
17 (8.50)
8 (11.94)
9 (6.77)
G4
(15 to 29)
4 (2.00)
3 (4.48)
1 (0.75)
G5
(<15)
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
Renal impairment (3+4+5)
21 (10.50)
11 (16.42)
10 (7.52)
0.00845
Data is presented as frequency and percentage in parenthesis. 4v-MDRD – four variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease, CG – Cockcroft-Gault, CKD-EPI – Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology collaboration, eGFR – estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, CKD – Chronic Kidney Disease, G1-Category one, G2-Category two, G3-Category three, G4-Category four, G5-Category five.
