Frequency of Different Crp Levels in Hemodialysis Patients Having Anemia at Baseline, Taking Erythropoietin for Correction of Anemia
Faheem Usman Sulehri, Muhammad Abdul Azim Baig, Ishtiaq Alam, Khalil Ur Rehman, Vinod Kumar, Muhammad Ali
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ABSTRACT
Objectives: To determine
the frequency of different C-reactive protein levels in hemodialysis patients
having anemia at baseline, taking erythropoietin for the correction of anemia.
Methodology: A cross
sectional study was conducted at the Department of Nephrology, Jinnah Hospital
Lahore between October 2019 to April 2020. Eighty patients fulfilling the
criteria were enrolled after taking informed consent. Demographic information
was obtained. Blood samples were taken under aseptic measures. All samples were
sent to the laboratory for CRP. The data was analyzed by using SPSS version
20.0.
Results: According to
the results of our study, the mean age of patients was 47.50 +16.37 years. With
regards to CRP levels, 23.7% patients had CRP < 1.3 mg/l, 22.5% patients had
CRP of 1.3-2.04 mg/l, 26.25% had CRP of 2.05-3.21 mg/l and 27.5% patients had
>3.21 mg/l. Further analysis showed that CRP was not significantly different
in different age groups i.e. p=0.862 but CRP levels were significantly
different in males and females(Chi square:7.214) i.e. p value = 0.027.
Conclusion: CRP is high
in most CKD anemic patients who are on hemodialysis and taking erythropoietin.
Keywords:
Hemodialysis, CRP, Erythropoietin.