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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceProteinuriaRenal Insufficiency, ChronicUgandaConceptsKidney 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 sexHIVProteinuriaPLWHDiagnostic performance of an albuminuria point-of-care test in screening for chronic kidney disease among young people living with HIV in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Nasuuna E, Kalyesubula R, Tomlinson L, Castelnuovo B, Okello E, Chikwari C, Weiss H. Diagnostic performance of an albuminuria point-of-care test in screening for chronic kidney disease among young people living with HIV in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e083221. PMID: 39153770, PMCID: PMC11331864, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive POC testCross-sectional studyChronic kidney diseaseDiagnostic performancePoint-of-care testingKidney diseaseHIV clinicPOC testingPOC testsBody mass index <Albumin-creatinine ratioPositive predictive valueUrinary excretion rateDiagnosis of chronic kidney diseaseYoung peopleYears of ageTherapy to adultsYPLHIVUrine dipstickCreatinine ratioDiagnosis of albuminuriaLogistic regressionPrimary outcomeAlbuminuriaHIV