Table 2.

Consultation time period and functional signs found in 50 gold miner patients with kidney failure.

Variable	Result
Consultation time period
Average ± standard deviation (days)	25.4 ± 14.9
<7 days, n (%)	4 (8)
(7–14) days, n (%)	8 (16)
(14–21) days, n (%)	13 (26)
≥21 days, n (%)	25 (50)
Functional signs at admission
Fatigue, n (%)	41 (82)
Lack of appetite, n (%)	39 (78)
Vomiting, n (%)	35 (70)
Oliguria, n (%)	25 (50)
Abdominal pain, n (%)	24 (48)
Effort dyspnoea, n (%)	22 (44)
Headaches, n (%)	21 (42)
Anuria, n (%)	14 (28)
Lumbar pain, n (%)	12 (24)
Dizziness, n (%)	10 (20)
Cough, n (%)	11 (22)
Fever, n (%)	11 (22)
Chest pain, n (%)	10 (20)
Others, n (%)	4 (8)