The Enormity of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria: The Situation in a Teaching Hospital in South-East Nigeria

Table 4

Comparison of present study with data from a developed country.

	Present study	ANZData Registry [14]
Mean age (yrs)	42.55	65
Peak age group	36–60 years	65–74 years
Age prevalence	86% $\le$ 60 years	45% $\ge$ 65 years
Time of presentation	CKD stage 4 $\&$ 5	25%$<$ 3 months prior to 1st dialysis
$\%$ with Permanent access	6.39	30–50
Dialysis sessions	Most had a total number $\le$10	3/week
$\%$ who had transplant	0.39	43.67

ANZData registry: Australia, New Zealand Data registry; CKD: chronic kidney disease.