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. 2020 Mar 20;20:239. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-04965-0

Table 2.

Co-morbidities of patients presenting with new ascites to a tertiary referral hospital in Rwanda

Frequency (n = 103) Percentage (%)
CHF 6 5.8
Renal disease
 Acute kidney injury 18 17.5
 Chronic kidney disease 4 3.9
Malignancy
 Lymphoma 3 2.9
 Gastric adenocarcinoma 1 1.0
 Ovarian cancer 1 1.0
Liver disease
 Hepatitis B cirrhosis 19 18.4
 Hepatitis C cirrhosis 13 12.6
 Alcoholic cirrhosis 1 1.0
 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 4 3.9
 Idiopathic 6 5.8
Diabetes mellitus 4 3.9
HIV 12 11.7
 No co-morbidity 11 10.7