India, May 12 -- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) coupled with hypertension has emerged as a a significant public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, showed a new systematic review published in the journal BMC Public Health.

Hypertensive kidney disease is one of the long-term complications of poorly controlled hypertension. After diabetes, it the biggest factor causing CKD, which significantly increases the burden of cardiovascular disease and fatality risk.

The global prevalence of CKD is 13.4 per cent, pushed up by the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity.

In Africa, CKD found to be 15.8 per cent prevalent in the general population and 32.3 per cent in high-risk populations. The share in sub-Saharan Afr...