Research Article
End Stage Renal Disease: Seroprevalence of Hepatitises B and C along with Associated Aetiology and Risk Factors in Children
Table 3
Stratified analysis of clinical status among children with ESRD.
| | | Age groups (years) | | | 1–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | | | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage |
| | Aetiology | | | | | | | | Unknown | 61 | 67.0% | 116 | 64.8% | 117 | 67.2% | | Stone | 10 | 11.0% | 16 | 8.9% | 18 | 10.3% | | Nephrotic | 4 | 4.4% | 10 | 5.6% | 8 | 4.6% | | GN (nephritic) | 5 | 5.5% | 7 | 3.9% | 10 | 5.7% | | Obstructive uropathy | 1 | 1.1% | 6 | 3.4% | 2 | 1.1% | | SSK | 5 | 5.5% | 15 | 8.4% | 8 | 4.6% | | Others (Wilms, BOO, gastroenteritis, etc.) | 4 | 4.4% | 8 | 4.5% | 10 | 5.7% | | VUR | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | | Hepatitis B | | | | | | | | Positive | 1 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.8% | 5 | 2.9% | | Negative | 90 | 98.9% | 174 | 97.2% | 169 | 97.1% | | Hepatitis C | | | | | | | | Positive | 2 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.7% | 8 | 4.6% | | Negative | 89 | 97.8% | 176 | 98.3% | 166 | 95.4% |
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