• Kithsiri Bandara Jayasekara, Dhammika Menike Dissanayake, Ramiah Sivakanesan, Asanga Ranasinghe, Ranawaka Hewage Karunarathna, and Gardiye Waligamage Gamini Priyantha Kumara.
• Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University.
• J Epidemiol. 2015 Jan 1; 25 (4): 275-80.

BackgroundThe aim of the study was to identify the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in Sri Lanka.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out by analyzing health statistics, and three cohort studies were conducted (n = 15 630, 3996, and 2809) to analyze the demographic information, age-specific prevalence, etiology, and stage of presentation. We screened 7604 individuals for chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology.ResultsThe results showed that the male:female ratio was 2.4:1, the mean age of patients was 54.7 ± 8 years, 92% of the patients were farmers, and 93% consumed water from shallow dug wells. Familial occurrence was common (36%). The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in different age groups was 3% in those aged 30-40 years; 7% in those aged 41-50 years, 20% in those aged 51-60 years, and 29% in those older than 60 years. Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology was diagnosed in 70.2% of patients, while 15.7% and 9.6% were due to hypertension and diabetic mellitus, respectively. The majority of patients were stage 4 (40%) at first presentation, while 31.8% were stage 3 and 24.5% were stage 5. Stage 1 and 2 presentation accounted for only 3.4%.ConclusionsLow prevalence of CKDU was noticed (1.5%) among those who consumed water from natural springs. Prevalence was highest among males, rice farming communities, and those presenting at later disease stages.

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