The impact of low socioeconomic status on progression of chronic kidney disease in low-and lower middle-income countries

EK Tannor, OU Chika, IG Okpechi - Seminars in Nephrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with increased
morbidity and mortality, especially in low-and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs). Risk …

The non-linear relationship between triglyceride-glucose index and risk of chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients with abnormal glucose metabolism: a …

Q Zhu, Y Chen, X Cai, L Cai, J Hong, Q Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index has been reported to be associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, few studies have focused on TyG index and the …

A nomogram for predicting the 4-year risk of chronic kidney disease among Chinese elderly adults

L Zhang, L Tang, S Chen, C Chen, B Peng - International Urology and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a major public health problem
across the globe, leading to various complications. This study aimed to construct a …

Depression among patients with chronic kidney disease, associated factors, and predictors: a cross-sectional study

M Bahall, G Legall, C Lalla - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Depression with diverse etiologies is exacerbated by chronic diseases, such as
chronic kidney disease (CKD), coronary artery disease (CAD), cancer, diabetes mellitus …

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its associated factors among diabetes mellitus patients in Dessie Referral Hospital, South Wollo, Ethiopia

M Adem, W Mekonen, A Ausman, M Ahmed… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Diabetes mellitus shares a large proportion of kidney failure. Despite many patients suffering
from diabetes mellitus and its complications in Dessie City, no study was conducted in the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and associated risk factors of chronic kidney disease in an elderly population from eastern China

A Ji, C Pan, H Wang, Z **, JH Lee, Q Wu… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global major public health problem. Almost all of
previous studies evaluating the prevalence of CKD focused on adults, while studies among …

Fifty years of hemodialysis in Ghana—current status, utilization and cost of dialysis services

EK Tannor, K Hutton-Mensah, P Opare-Addo… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Kidney failure is common in Ghana. Haemodialysis (HD) is the most common
treatment modality for survival. Although, HD has been available in Ghana for 50 years, the …

Protein and peptide-based renal targeted drug delivery systems

J Lu, X Xu, X Sun, Y Du - Journal of Controlled Release, 2024 - Elsevier
Renal diseases have become an increasingly concerned public health problem in the world.
Kidney-targeted drug delivery has profound transformative potential on increasing renal …

Frequency and factors linked to refractory hypertension among stroke survivors in Ghana

FS Sarfo, J Akassi, S Adamu, V Obese… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Refractory hypertension (RfH) is a rare, severe phenotype of resistant
hypertension, linked to higher risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Little is known about …