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Renal Parameters | Karawang (n = 186) | Bogor (n = 168) | Total |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Proteinuria | |||
Positive +4 (2000+ mg/dL) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) |
Positive +3 (300 mg/dL) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) |
Positive +2 (100 mg/dL) | 5 (2.7) | 8 (4.8) | 13 (3.7) |
Positive +1 (30 mg/dL) | 31 (16.7) | 6 (3.6) | 37 (10.5) |
Negative or Trace | 148 (79.6) | 154 (91.7) | 302 (85.3) |
eGFR CKD-MDRD2 (ml/min/1.73 m2) | |||
<60 | 5 (2.7) | 7 (4.2) | 12 (3.4) |
≥60 | 181 (97.3) | 161 (95.8) | 342 (96.6) |
eGFR CKD-MDRD (ml/min/1.73 m2) | |||
<15 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
15–29 | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) |
30–59 | 4 (2.2) | 6 (3.6) | 10 (2.8) |
60–89 | 27 (14.5) | 42 (25.9) | 69 (19.5) |
≥90 | 154 (82.8) | 119 (70.8) | 273 (77.1) |
AKD 3 grouping | |||
eGFR < 90 + proteinuria < 2 | 28 (15.1) | 45 (26.8) | 73 (20.6) |
eGFR < 90 + proteinuria < 2 + exclusion 2 | 20 (10.8) | 32 (19.0) | 52 (14.7) |
eGFR < 90 + proteinuria ≥ 2 | 4 (2.2) | 4 (2.4) | 8 (2.3) |
eGFR < 90 + proteinuria ≥ 2 + exclusion 2 | 3 (1.6) | 2 (1.2) | 5 (1.4) |
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Fitria, L.; Prihartono, N.A.; Ramdhan, D.H.; Woskie, S. Reply to “Comment on Fitria et al. ‘Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in West Javanese Rice Farmers, Indonesia’ Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2020, 17, 4521”. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197273
Fitria L, Prihartono NA, Ramdhan DH, Woskie S. Reply to “Comment on Fitria et al. ‘Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in West Javanese Rice Farmers, Indonesia’ Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2020, 17, 4521”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(19):7273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197273
Chicago/Turabian StyleFitria, Laila, Nurhayati Adnan Prihartono, Doni Hikmat Ramdhan, and Susan Woskie. 2020. "Reply to “Comment on Fitria et al. ‘Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in West Javanese Rice Farmers, Indonesia’ Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2020, 17, 4521”" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 19: 7273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197273