Table 2. Prevalence of end-organ micro-vascular complications present in adults with diabetes from Kilimanjaro (n = 45*; CKD-AFRiKA 2015).
Complications | N (%) | Prevalence± (%; 95% CI) |
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Renal | ||
Reduced eGFR‡ | 4 (8.9%) | 3.8% (1.0–14.0) |
Albuminuria | 11 (24.4%) | 11.3% (4.4–26.0) |
Albuminuria or reduced eGFR | 12 (26.7%) | 12.0% (4.7–27.3) |
Ophthalmological | ||
Background retinopathy | 12 (34.3%) | 36.2% (14.8–64.8) |
Pre-proliferative retinopathy | 3 (8.6%) | 12.3% (3.1–38.2) |
Proliferative retinopathy | 2 (5.7%) | 1.1% (0.2–5.7) |
Maculopathy | 9 (25.7%) | 24.6% (10.3–48.1) |
Retinopathy or Maculopathy | 17 (48.6%) | 49.6% (28.6–70.7) |
Neurological | ||
Peripheral neuropathy | 7 (21.2%) | 28.8% (8.0–65.1) |
≥1 complication | 25 (55.6%) | 52.3% (34.8–69.3) |
≥2 complications | 9 (20.0%) | 33.4% (10.7–67.8) |
*Among the 45 participants with diabetes, 45 (100%) were assessed for renal complications, 35 (78%) for ophthalmological complications, and 33 (73%) for neurological complications.
±Sample-adjusted, weighted prevalence among individuals with diabetes.
‡≤60 ml/min/1.73m2 by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula without the race factor.