Prevalence of risk factors of chronic kidney disease among adults in a rural population in bayelsa state, south-south nigeria

Context: In recent times, there has been an increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The current burden of CKD is enormous.
Aims: The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of risk factors of CKD among adults in a rural population in south-south geographical zone of Nigeria.
Settings and Design: This was a cross-sectional study of consenting adults presenting for routine health screening as part of activities to commemorate the 2013 world health day.
Methods and Material: The study location was at Ogboloma, a rural population in Bayelsa state in the south-south geographical zone of Nigeria. Socio-demographic data and other histories were obtained by interviewer administered questionnaire while clinical data were obtained by trained health practitioners. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 20.0.
Results: One hundred and thirty persons, including 48(36.9%) males and 82(63.1%) females, completed the study. The mean age (SD) of the studied participants was 48.6(14.8 )yrs. Personal history of hypertension and diabetes was obtained in twenty-one (16.2%) and five (3.8%) participants respectively. Nine (6.9%) participants had a family history of hypertension while 8(6.1%) had a family history of diabetes. Twelve (9.2%) participants were current smokers. Hypertension was found in 61(46.6%) participants while 15(11.5%) were obese. Hyperglycaemia was found in 14 (10.7%) participants while 69 (52.7%) had proteinuria.
Conclusions: The prevalence of the risk factors of CKD in this rural community in Bayelsa south-south Nigeria was generally high