Table 3.
Risk factors for more severe kidney disease among the relatives of hemodialysis patients
| Stages 0 – 1 Total = 3306 (68%) |
Stages 2-5 Total = 1556 (32%) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 31.3 ± 12.8 | 40.9 ± 15 | 0.0001 |
| Male | 1640 (49.6%) | 804 (51.7%) | 0.1 |
| Glycosuria | 258 (7.8%) | 198 (12.7%) | 0.0001 |
| Hematuria | 579 (17.5%) | 286 (18.4%) | 0.5 |
| Proteinuria | 836 (25.3%) | 442 (28.4%) | 0.015 |
| History of hypertension | 354 (10.7%) | 291 (18.7%) | 0.0001 |
| History of DM | 655 (19.8%) | 434(27.9%) | 0.0001 |
| Family History of CKD | 202 (6.1%) | 109 (7.0%) | 0.002 |
| Body mass index > 30 kg/m2 | 2089 (63.2%) | 1103 (70.9%) | 0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressure > 130 mm Hg | 912 (27.6%) | 504 (32.4%) | 0.0003 |
| Diastolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg | 314 (9.5%) | 202 (13.0%) | 0.0002 |
| Primary diagnosis of the index cases: | |||
| Hypertension | 634 (20.7%) | 229 (19.2%) | 0.7 |
| Glomerulonephritis | 155 (4.7%) | 75 (4.8%) | |
| Diabetes | 1498 (45.3%) | 720 (46.3%) | |
| Unknown etiology | 641 (19.4%) | 332 (20.7%) | |
| Chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis | 132 (4.0%) | 72 (4.6%) | |
| Other causes | 202 (6.1%) | 68 (4.4%) |
DM, Diabetes mellitus; CKD, chronic kidney disease