Observational Study
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World J Nephrol. Jun 25, 2025; 14(2): 100896
Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.100896
Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participant (n = 345), at Wolkite University Specialized Hospital, South West Ethiopia, 2022, n (%)
Variable
Category
Chronic kidney disease
P value
Yes (n = 54)
No (n = 291)
Total
Age18-5912 (22.2)179 (61.5)191 (55.4)0.000
≥ 6042 (77.8)112 (38.5)154 (44.6)
SexMale29 (53.7)147 (50.5)176 (51.0)0.389
Female25 (46.3)144 (49.5)169 (49.0)
Place of residenceUrban18 (33.3)111 (38.1)129 (37.4)0.305
Rural36 (66.7)180 (61.9)216 (62.6)
Marital statusMarried38 (70.4)211 (72.5)249 (72.2)0.431
Single16 (29.6)80 (27.5)96 (27.8)
Place of residenceUrban52 (39.4)31 (36.9)83 (38.4)
Rural80 (60.6)53 (63.1)133 (61.6)
Educational statusIlliterate33 (61.1)127 (43.6)160 (46.4)0.093
Primary8 (14.8)76 (26.1)84 (24.3)
Secondary10 (18.5)59 (20.3)69 (20)
Diploma and above3 (5.6)29 (10)32 (9.3)
ReligionChristian29 (53.7)105 (36.1)134 (38.8)0.012
Muslim25 (46.3)186 (63.9)211 (61.2)
OccupationUnemployed6 (11.1)31 (10.7)37 (10.7)0.539
Government5 (9.3)29 (10)34 (9.9)
Private11 (20.4)81 (27.8)92 (26.7)
Farmer29 (53.7)120 (41.2)149 (43.2)
Daily labor2 (3.7)13 (4.5)15 (4.3)
House wife1 (1.9)17 (5.8)18 (5.2)
Table 2 Clinical and behavioral characteristics of the study participant (n = 345) at Wolkite University Specialized Hospital, South West Ethiopia, 2022, n (%)
Variable
Category
CKD
P value
Yes (n = 54)
No (n = 191)
Total
Family history of CKDYes7 (13.0)2 (0.7)9 (2.6)0.000
No47 (87.0)289 (99.3)336 (97.4)
HypertensionYes39 (72.2)47 (16.2)86 (24.9)0.000
No15 (27.8)244 (83.8)259 (75.1)
diabetes mellitusYes21 (38.9)32 (11.0)53 (15.4)0.000
No33 (61.1)259 (89.0)292 (84.6)
Cardiac problemYes11 (20.4)27 (9.3)38 (11.0)0.020
No43 (79.6)264 (90.7)307 (89.0)
Human immunodeficiency virus statusYes1 (1.9)9 (3.1)10 (2.9)0.518
No53 (98.1)282 (96.9)335 (97.1)
Alcohol consumptionYes10 (18.5)21 (7.2)31 (9.0)0.012
No44 (81.5)270 (92.8)314 (91.0)
Cigarette smokingYes7 (13.0)12 (4.1)19 (5.5)0.017
No47 (87.0)279 (95.9)326 (94.5)
Body mass indexNormal19 (35.2)231 (79.4)250 (72.5)0.000
Overweight28 (51.9)51 (17.5)79 (22.9)
Obese7 (13.0)9 (3.1)16 (4.6)
AnemiaYes27 (50.3)55 (18.9)82 (23.8)0.000
No27 (50.3)236 (81.1)263 (76.2)
Table 3 Multicollinearity test
ModelCollinearity statistics
Tolerance
Variance inflation factor
1Sex0.8641.157
Age0.7271.375
Family member having chronic kidney disease0.9051.105
History of known hypertension0.8641.157
History of known diabetes mellitus0.9331.072
History of heart problem0.8831.132
Alcohol consumsion0.8581.165
Cigarate smoking0.9101.099
Anemia0.9151.093
Occupation0.6121.635
Education0.5701.755
Body mass index0.8811.135
Place of residence0.5611.782
Table 4 Omnibus tests of model coefficients

χ²
Df
P value
Step 1Step154.337130.000
Block154.337130.000
Model154.337130.000
Table 5 Hosmer and Lemeshow test
Step
χ²
Df
P value
16.95280.542
Table 6 Factors associated with chronic kidney disease using chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration equation among medical ward admitted patients using bivariate and multiple logistic regression in Wolkite University Specialized Hospital, South West Ethiopia, 2022
Variable
Category
CKD (n)
Crude OR (95%CI)
Adjusted OR (95%CI)
P value
Yes
No
SexMale291471.14 (0.63-2.03)
Female251441
Age group< 601217911
≥ 60421125.6 (2.82-11.08)5.9 (2.41-14.5)0.000
ResidenceUrban181111
Rural361801.23 (0.66-2.27)
Occupational statusFarmer291200.605 (0.34-1.08)
Other251711
Educational statusIlliterate331270.943 (0.27-0.89)
Literate211641
Family member having CKDYes547.3 (1.89-28.22)4.0 (0.70-23.19)0.118
No492871
History of hypertensionYes394713.5 (6.89-26.44)10.4 (4.6-23.81)0.000
No152441
History of diabetes mellitusYes21325.2 (2.66-9.95)5.9 (2.14-16.23)0.001
No332591
History of heart problemYes13253.4 (1.59-7.11)1.7 (0.58-4.99)0.33
No412661
Alcohol consumptionYes10212.9 (1.28-6.61)1.4 (0.46-4.31)0.533
No442701
Cigarette smokingYes7123.5 (1.29-9.24)1.9 (0.43-8.28)0.399
No472791
Body mass index< 251923111
≥ 2535603.8 (2.053-6.97)3.1 (1.30-7.27)0.010
AnemiaYes27554.29 (2.33-7.88)2.9 (1.26-6.88)0.012
No272361