Prevalence of proteinuria, hypertension, and diabetes in an indigenous population of the biodiverse jungle of the Colombian pacific coast
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2025
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Ramírez Marmolejo, Roberto
Ramírez Isaza, Sofia
Isaza Echeverri, Lina Maria
Hernán Mejía, Carlos
Elcy Rojas, Myrian
Aroca, Gustavo
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International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
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Introduction: In Colombia, South America, in 2018, 1,905,617 people
identified themselves as indigenous. Recognizing 115 ethnic groups
We visited the Chonara Huena and Ipua Euja communities, in the
jungle area of the Pacific coast. (See image#1) This study aimed to
determine the prevalence of Hypertension, Diabetes, Proteinuria,
Obesity, and poor nutrition(See images#2,3)
Methods: It was developed by a direct visit to the population, where a
sampling was made with people who voluntarily accepted to participate
in capillary glucose, spontaneous albuminuria, blood pressure, and
anthropometry, recording information in a survey. This is a descriptive
cross-sectional prevalence study. With consent for the publication of
data and images, with the approval of the ethics committee of the Simón
Bolívar University of Barranquilla
Results: The Colombian Pacific rainforest region has an area of 83,170
km2 which corresponds to about 7% of the territory. It is the second
most tropical biodiverse region in the world
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WCN25-927 PREVALENCE OF PROTEINURIA, HYPERTENSION, AND DIABETES IN AN INDIGENOUS POPULATION OF THE BIODIVERSE JUNGLE OF THE COLOMBIAN PACIFIC COAST MARMOLEJO, ROBERTO RAMIREZ et al. Kidney International Reports, Volume 10, Issue 2, S745 - S746
