Investigation on the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its related risk factors in the people aged 60 years or over in Zhengzhou

VernacularTitle:郑州市老年人慢性肾脏疾病患病情况及危险因素的初步调查
Author: Xiaozhou HU ; Zhangsuo LIU ; Dongwei LIU ; Guolan XING ; Xuezhong SHI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Kidney disease; Cross-sectional studies
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2009;28(3):254-257
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the prevalence of chronic kidney disease(CKD) and its related risk factors in the people aged 60 years or over in Zhengzhou.Methods One thousand two hundred and ninety-one residents aged 60 years or over were selected with stratified-multi-steps-cluster sampling method in 4 communities from 4 different districts in Zhengzhou city.The indicators of renal damage and its related factors were collected with questionnaires.Results Eligible data of 1247 subjects were collected.After adjustment for age and gender, the prevalence of albuminuria,hematuria and reduced eGFR were 13.3% ,6.0% and 2.0% respectively, and the prevalence of CKD was 17.5%.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that hypertension, diabetes and overweight were independent risk factors for CKD.Conclusions The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the urban people aged 60 years or over in Zhengzhou is higher than in the non-elderly people and preventive measures should be adopted.