Abstract
Article History Background: Identification of individuals with early chronic kidney disease (CKD) and impaired blood pressure at community base provides opportunities for successful interventions that decrease burden renal failure and hypertension. Therefore, the aim of present study was to screen for CKD and hypertension in 13 towns around Hail city. Methodology: Screening for CKD is performed involving 2800 Saudi volunteers with age ranges from 14 to 100 years. Participants fulfilled a questionnaire, underwent blood pressure measurement and were then sent for laboratory investigations for CKD. Results: Of the 2800 individuals, CKD was Identified in 217/2800 (7.8%), of whom 95/217 (43.8%) were males and 122/217 (56.2%) were females. Hypertension was identified in 939/2800 (33.4%), of whom 477/939 (50.9%) were males and 462/939 (49.1%) were females. Conclusion: The prevalence of CKD and hypertension are high in Hail Region and differ from town to another. An intervention at the community base is high required to identify individuals at risk for follow up and early treatment.
Highlights
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function over time (K/DOQI, 2004)
In this study 2800 participants from 13 towns were investigated for the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension
The highest percentage of patients with CKD were found in Jubba and Haaet representing 10.2% for each followed by Turbah and Gaaed constituting 10% and 9.2% in this order
Summary
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function over time (K/DOQI, 2004). Screening for early identification of individuals with CKD is an important issue that provides substantial opportunities for effective and useful interventions that reduce the risk of renal failure, or complications of renal dysfunction An intervention based on early detection of CKD, usually improve the long-term outcome of the disease. Though it is true, that the progression of CKD in the presence of definite disease, in the presence of proteinuria, can be modified by interventions, such as the use of inhibitors of angiotensin II, the evidence that such approaches can alter the progression of stage III CKD in the absence of other definitive features of kidney damage has not yet been proven (Richard, et al 2008). Identification of individuals with early chronic kidney disease (CKD) and impaired blood pressure at community base provides opportunities for successful interventions that decrease burden renal failure and hypertension. An intervention at the community base is high required to identify individuals at risk for follow up and early treatment
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