Abstract
1.5 million people died due to diabetes and more than half millions of them died because of diabetic kidney diseases in 2015. In Ethiopia, the frequency of chronic complications of diabetes is high and an increased occurrence of nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and retinopathy was observed with longer duration of diabetes. However, there is limited data on the assessment of renal function among Diabetic patients at country level in general as well as specifically in Asella Referral & Teaching Hospital. Retrospective study method was used and Cockroft-Gault formula was used to calculate the estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate. The data were analyzed using SPSS version-20 software and the P-value was calculated to see the statistically significant association (p-value < 0.05) among different parameters. Among the total of 189 study subjects, 123 (65.1%) was found to have evidence of renal damage. Of all 123 patients having renal damage, 76 (40.2%) was stage 2, 4 (2.1%) was stage 4. Diabetic patients whose age is >50 were 0.276 times at risk of developing diabetic renal damage than those aged ≤50 (AOR=0.276, 95% CI (0.133-0.574) p=0.001)
Highlights
From 57 million global deaths in 2015, about 40 million were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and diabetes accounts for 1.6 million [1]
The rate of undiagnosed diabetes is high in most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), and individuals who are unaware they have the disease are at very high risk of chronic complications especially Endstage renal failure [3]
This study was conducted in Arsi University, Assela Referral and Teaching Hospital which is found in Assela town, Arsi zone, Oromia Region, South East Ethiopia
Summary
From 57 million global deaths in 2015, about 40 million were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and diabetes accounts for 1.6 million [1]. In Sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), prevalence and burden of diabetes are rising quickly. The rate of undiagnosed diabetes is high in most countries of sSA, and individuals who are unaware they have the disease are at very high risk of chronic complications especially Endstage renal failure [3]. Diabetes is the leading cause of ESRD in both developed and emerging nations. In Ethiopia the frequency of chronic complications of diabetes is high. There is an increased occurrence of nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension and retinopathy longer duration of diabetes [5]
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