Trend of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy in Bosnia From 2003 Through 2005

Authors

  • Goran Imamović Internal Medicine Hospital, University Medical Center Tuzla
  • Enver Zerem Internal Medicine Hospital, University Medical Center Tuzla
  • Safet Omerović Department of Urology, General Hospital Mostar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2007.3030

Keywords:

incidence, prevalence, diabetes mellitus, epidemiology

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate epidemiological status of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) in Bosnia from 2003 through 2005. Incidence and prevalence rates of BEN, diabetes mellitus (DM) and RRT population and proportion of BEN RRT population in total RRT population were tracked in renal units covering the entire BEN endemic region in Bosnia. BEN incidence and prevalence rates were 52; 34;48 and 262; 265, 292, respectively. DM incidence and prevalence rates were 7; 13; 8 and 20; 28; 33, respectively. Total RRT population incidence and prevalence rates were 89; 82; 79 and 424; 436; 473, respectively. Proportions of incident BEN RRT population in incident total RRT population and proportions of incident BEN RRT population in incident total RRT population when incident diabetics were subtracted from incident total RRT population were 0,58; 0,41; 0,61, and 0,63; 0,49; 0,67; respectively. Proportions of prevalent BEN RRT population in prevalent total RRT population and proportions of prevalent BEN RRT population in prevalent total RRT population when prevalent diabetics were subtracted from prevalent total RRT population were 0,62; 0,61; 0,62, and 0,65; 0,65; 0,66, respectively. Trend of BEN RRT population was stable in Bosnia from 2003 through 2005.

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20-11-2007

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Trend of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy in Bosnia From 2003 Through 2005. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2007 Nov. 20 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];7(4):372-6. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/3030