Prevalencia de enfermedad renal crónica en pacientes de 40 a 70 años que asisten a un hospital de Guayaquil, periodo 2023.

Abstract

Chronic kidney diseases are one of the common causes of morbidity in users, their management requires a complete evaluation of the status of kidney function. Objective: To determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in patients aged 40 to 70 years who attend a hospital in Guayaquil, period 2023. Methodology: Descriptive level, quantitative method of observational crosssectional design with the application of an indirect observation matrix of authorship to a sample of 100 records. Results: The total prevalence is 58% in a population of 3240. The age range of patients with CKD is 46 - 50 years and 66 - 70 years (23%), female sex (55%), from urban areas (68%). The main comorbidities are arterial hypertension (38%) and diabetes mellitus (30%). Regarding treatment, they receive hemodialysis (66%) and peritoneal dialysis (34%) with a treatment time of 5 to 10 years (39%) and are in stage G2 (40%). Conclusion: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is high, mainly affecting the adult population aged 60 to 70 years in stage 5, mostly female.