People with chronic kidney stones symptoms have a higher risk of heart disease, according to the latest national survey released by a health agency ahead of World Kidney Day on March 10.
The survey found that high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease are more common among patients with kidney stones symptoms than those without kidney disease, said the Bureau of Health Promotion.
The study found 36.6 percent of people with renal dysfunction had high blood pressure, compared to 15 percent of hypertension in those without kidney symptoms, said Horng Shiow-shiun, section chief in the division of adult health and the elderly.
In addition, 32.3 percent of patients with kidney symptoms have high cholesterol levels, 17.3 percent have diabetes, and 12.9 percent had heart disease, according to the study.
According to the Director General of the bureau, Chiou Shu-ti, Taiwan kidney patients often ignore their condition, as indicated in the survey, which found that about 60 percent of people with kidney problems do not monitor these risk factors on a regular basis.
The survey was conducted nationally between 2009 and 2010 at between 200 thousand respondents over the age of 15.
The survey is held every four years as part of an effort to track health problems and to better understand the habits of public health.
The survey found that high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease are more common among patients with kidney stones symptoms than those without kidney disease, said the Bureau of Health Promotion.
The study found 36.6 percent of people with renal dysfunction had high blood pressure, compared to 15 percent of hypertension in those without kidney symptoms, said Horng Shiow-shiun, section chief in the division of adult health and the elderly.
In addition, 32.3 percent of patients with kidney symptoms have high cholesterol levels, 17.3 percent have diabetes, and 12.9 percent had heart disease, according to the study.
According to the Director General of the bureau, Chiou Shu-ti, Taiwan kidney patients often ignore their condition, as indicated in the survey, which found that about 60 percent of people with kidney problems do not monitor these risk factors on a regular basis.
The survey was conducted nationally between 2009 and 2010 at between 200 thousand respondents over the age of 15.
The survey is held every four years as part of an effort to track health problems and to better understand the habits of public health.
