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SUBMITTER: Geletu AH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069572 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
BMC research notes 20180731 1
<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to estimate the incidence of chronic kidney disease and its predictors among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients attending St. Paul's Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<h4>Results</h4>The overall incidence of chronic kidney disease was a major public health issue among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with 2178 (95% CI 12,801, 21,286) cases per 10,000 patient-months. Moreover, 62(14.25%) patients in the sample experienced chronic kidney disease. Old age [ad ...[more]