| Autor: |
Ali AlSahow, Anas AlYousef, Nasser AlSabti, Bassam AlHelal, Heba AlRajab, Ahmed AlQallaf, Yousif Bahbahani, Abdulrahman AlKandari, Ahmad Mazroue, Noha Dewidar, Gamal Nessim, Ahmad Atef Mekky, Mohamed Sherif, Hesham Zamel, Ahmed Abdalla, Rajeev Kumar |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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BMC Nephrology, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2369 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12882-024-03794-6 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Introduction Kuwait has a large expatriate community who experience both restricted access to public health services and lower income than Kuwaiti citizens. Given these conditions, we examined differences in characteristics and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) between Kuwaitis and expatriates. Methods Clinical and laboratory data for adult CKD Stages 3–5 not on dialysis (CKD 3–5 ND) patients with native kidneys attending nephrology clinics in all Ministry of Health hospitals collected from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. Cohort was then divided into Kuwaiti patients and expatriates patients for comparison. Results We collected data from 2,610 patients (eGFR: 30.8 ml/min/1.73m2; age: 62.6 years; males: 56.7%; Kuwaitis: 62.1%). Kuwaitis were older (63.94 vs. 60.3 years, p |
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