Medicine Dose Adjustment Practice and Associated Factors among Renally Impaired Patients in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with renal impairment admitted to medical wards at Amhara region referral hospitals, Amhara, Ethiopia, in 2020 (n = 424).

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Reason for admission
AKI	283	66.7
CKD	141	33.3
Presence of comorbidities
Yes	374	88.2
No	50	11.8
Number of comorbidities
CHF	99	23.3
HTN	158	37.3
Stroke	40	9.4
IHD	43	10.1
DM	124	29.2
Pneumonia	70	16.5
UTI	58	13.7
AGN	38	9.0
SSI	20	4.7
Sepsis	24	5.7
Asthma	58	13.7
Anemia	50	11.8
Others	15	3.5
Stage in CKD patients
Stage 3	53	12.5
Stage 4	37	8.7
Stage 5	52	12.3
	Mean	SD
Weight	60.35	9.3
Serum creatinine	3.03	2.4
GFR	32.71	14.7

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