Comparison of the prevalence and associated factors of chronic kidney disease diagnosed by serum creatinine or cystatin C among young people living with HIV in Uganda
Nasuuna E, Tomlinson L, Kalyesubula R, Dziva Chikwari C, Castelnuovo B, Manabe Y, Nakanjako D, Weiss H. Comparison of the prevalence and associated factors of chronic kidney disease diagnosed by serum creatinine or cystatin C among young people living with HIV in Uganda. BMC Nephrology 2024, 25: 422. PMID: 39587464, PMCID: PMC11590532, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-024-03865-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlbumin-creatinine ratioChronic kidney diseaseFactors associated with chronic kidney diseaseSerum creatinineAdjusted odds ratiosCystatin CKidney diseaseEarly diagnosisAssociated with chronic kidney diseasePrevalence of chronic kidney diseaseCompare serum creatinineCreatinine-based onesFactors of chronic kidney diseaseAssociated with high mortalityCases of chronic kidney diseaseDefinition of chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney disease prevalenceCystatin C-based equationsCystatin C levelsEstimate adjusted odds ratiosMeasuring urinary albuminConfidence intervalsDiagnosis of chronic kidney diseaseMultivariate logistic regressionReduce disease progressionHigher prevalence of kidney function impairment among older people living with HIV in Uganda
Ssemasaazi A, Kalyesubula R, Manabe Y, Mbabazi P, Naikooba S, Ssekindi F, Nasuuna E, Byakika-Kibwika P, Castelnuovo B. Higher prevalence of kidney function impairment among older people living with HIV in Uganda. BMC Nephrology 2024, 25: 321. PMID: 39334034, PMCID: PMC11428404, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-024-03761-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney function impairmentChronic kidney diseaseAntiretroviral therapyOlder PLWHFunctional impairmentKidney functionKidney diseaseHIV-related inflammationProgression of kidney diseasePrevalence of proteinuriaMultivariate logistic regression modelBurden of chronic kidney diseaseMeasures of kidney functionDiagnosis of hypertensionCross-sectional studyConclusionsHIV infectionHIV-related clinical characteristicsClinical characteristicsInstitution of measuresLogistic regression modelsDiabetes mellitusFemale sexHIVProteinuriaPLWH