Epidemiological study of the end stage renal disease patients in Gansu province

Abstract

Objective To investigate the clinical features and treatment of the end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in Gansu province. Methods Based on the Chinese national renal data system, the investigation and analysis were made on the epidemiological literature of ESRD patients in 22 hospitals of Gansu from 2012 to 2013 by retrospective investigation. Results (1) In Gansu, the number of living ESRD patients was 4379, the point prevalence rate of ESRD was 169.6 per million. Their average age was (47.46±15.57) years, 30 to 59 years old patients accounted for 70.0%, and the male-female ratio was 1:1.15. The prevalence rate was higher in less-educated population and manual laborers. (2) As the leading cause of ESRD, chronic glomerulonephritis accounted for 43.0%, followed by diabetic nephropathy (31.0%), hypertensive nephropathy (11.0%) and allergic diseases (6.9%). (3) The current treatment of ESRD: 51.2% of the patients received hemodialysis, 4.4% received peritoneal dialysis, 1.1% received renal transplantation, 32.2% received no treatment, and 11.1% died. (4) The causes of patients not taking dialytic treatments: economic reasons accounted for 61.0%, lack of blood dialytic conditions accounted for 24.0%, patients ceasing treatment accounted for 3.1%, family factors accounted for 2.3%, religious reasons accounted for 1.8%, other reasons accounted for 7.8%. Conclusions The point prevalence rate of ESRD in Gansu was 169.6 per million. 30 to 59 years old patients were the main population. The major cause of ESRD was chronic glomerulonephritis, followed by diabetic nephropathy and hypertensive nephropathy. 32.2% of ESRD patients did not receive any renal replacement therapy, which was caused mainly by economic difficulties and the lack of dialytic equipments. Key words: Kidney failure, chronic; Gansu; Epidemiologic studies