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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 2 Etiology of CKD in the study population

From: Nontraditional risk factors in chronic kidney disease: correlation between creatinine clearance, Framingham risk score, endothelial dysfunction, and inflammation

Etiology of CKD

Number/percent (%)

HTN

16

53.3%

Systemic lupus erythematosus

3

10%

Obstructive uropathy

5

16.7%

Chronic glomerulonephritis

2

6.7%

Reflux nephropathy

2

6.7%

Recurrent UTI

2

6.7%

Total

30

100.0%

  1. CKD chronic kidney disease, HTN hypertension, UTI urinary tract infection
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