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Table 2 Comorbidities and causes of ESKD (n = 329)

From: Traditional and complementary medicine use among chronic haemodialysis patients: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Variables

n (%)

Comorbiditiesa

 None

25 (7.6)

 Diabetes mellitus

207 (62.9)

 Hypertension

236 (71.7)

 Gouty arthritis

28 (8.5)

 Asthma/lung disease

3 (0.9)

 Heart disease

34 (10.3)

 Other renal disease (glomerulonephritis/polycystic kidney disease/renal calculi, etc.)

19 (5.8)

 Autoimmune disease (systemic lupus erythematosus/rheumatoid arthritis, etc.)

7 (2.3)

 Dyslipidaemia

45 (13.7)

 Other

7 (2.3)

ESKD Cause

 Diabetes mellitus

174 (52.9)

 Hypertension

46 (14.0)

 Polycystic kidney disease

7 (2.1)

 Obstructive uropathy

5 (1.5)

 Glomerulonephritis

16 (4.9)

 Drug induced, e.g., NSAID

40 (12.2)

 Traditional and complementary medicine

5 (1.5)

 Unknown

36 (10.9)

  1. aSome respondents have multiple comorbidities.