Prof. OGOLA ELIJAH S N
MB.ChB (NBI),Cert.Trop.Med. (NBI), M.Med. (NBI),Fellow American College of Cardiology(FACC) 2005
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254 (0) 20 2710062, 2726502, 2725452
Objective.To determine the factors associated with poor blood pressure control among renal transplant recipients in a resource limited setting.Methods.Across- ectionalstudywascarriedoutonrenaltransplantrecipientsattheKenyattaNationalHospital. Sociodemographicdetails,blood pressure,urine albumin: creatinine ratio,andadherenceusingtheMMAS-8questionnairewere noted.Independentfactorsassociatedwithuncontrolledhypertensionweredeterminedusinglogisticregressionanalysis.Results. 85 subjects were evaluated. Mean age was 42.4 (SD ± 12.2) years, with a male:female ratio of 1.9:1. Fifty-five patients (64.7%) had uncontrolled hypertension (BP ≥ 130/80mmHg). On univariate analysis, male sex (OR 3.7, 95% CI 1.4–9.5,