Factors Associated with Glomerular Filtration Rate among Diabetics and Hypertension with Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate in Nong Ma Saeo Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang Amnat Charoen District, Amnat Charoen Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional research aimed to examine the factors associated with glomerular filtration rate in the patient of diabetics, and hypertension with reduced glomerular filtration rate in Nong Ma Saeo Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang Amnat Charoen District, Amnat Charoen Province.The calculated number of subjected recruited in this study was 69 subjects. However, the whole population (76 participants) who met the inclusion criteria and showed willingness to join in the study were all recruited in this study. Questionnaires with 0.75 reliability were used for data collection. The descriptive and inferential statistics with Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient were used for data analysis.

          The results are as follows: the majority of participants were female (72.4%); the aged between 70–79 years old (30.3%); body mass index (BMI) between 25–29.9 (32.9%); married status (75.0%); held primary education (86.8%); working in agricultural areas (82.9%); monthly income from 500–1500 Baht (55.3%); having parents or siblings with first-degree diabetics and hypertension 55.3% and 43.4%, respectively. The factors that associated with glomerular filtration rate in the patients of diabetics and hypertension with statistic significance were as follows: genetics (rs = 0.294, p-value = 0.010), eating behaviors (r = 0.189, p-value = 0.017), and quantity of taken pills (rs = 0.106, p-value = 0.032). To prevent the renal deterioration, therefore, encouraging eating behavior and increasing medication adherence should be strengthened by health practitioners working in the multidisciplinary teams.