Abstract

GARCIA SALINAS, Héctor Atilio et al. Detection of occcult chronic kidney disease in people from the South Wetland (Bañado Sur) of Asunción. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2015, vol.2, n.1, pp.23-30. ISSN 2312-3893.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2015.02(01)23-030.

Introduction: The early identification of renal disease patients allow treatments that limit the evolution of kidney damage and modify associated risk factors that contribute to the increase of morbidity. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of the occult chronic kidney disease (OCKD) in the population of the South Wetland (Bañado Sur) and their risk factors. Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive study performed in men and women older than 18 years old in the South Wetland neighborhood of Asunción, Paraguay. Sample collection was made randomly, visiting house per house to determine demographic, clinical and laboratory variables. Glomerular filtration was determined using the MDRD-4 formula and patients were classified in 1 to 5 stages using the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Results: Seventy people were studied, the mean age was 39±17 years old and there was a predominance of women (66%). The mean serum creatinine was 0.97±0.4 mg/dL, the mean glycemia was 109±54 mg/dL, and the mean GF by MDRD-4 was 90.32±37.55 mL/min. The patients were in different stages of renal function according to the GF. Thirty four people were in stage 1 (45%), 28 people in stage 2 (37%), 10 people in stage 3 (13%), 3 people in stage 4 (4%) and none was in stage 5. Thirteen (17%) subjects had already OCKD. Conclusion: The prevalence of OCKD was 17%. It is recommended to use glomerular filtration by MDRD-4 formula to evaluate the renal function in patients with risk factors such as obesity, arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Keywords : occult chronic kidney disease; creatinine clearance; diabetes mellitus; arterial hypertension.

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