G1 is the major risk allele for hypertension-attributed nephropathy in Central Africa.

Background: Sub-Saharan Africans exhibit a higher frequency of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than other populations. In this study, we sought to determine the frequency of apolipoprotein L1 () genotypes in hypertension-attributed CKD in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Methods: We performed a case-control study identifying 162 subjects: 79 with hypertension-attributed CKD and 83 controls living in Kinshasa who were genotyped for risk variants between July 2013 and November 2016.

Factors associated with residual urine volume preservation in patients undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease in Kinshasa.

Background: Decreased residual urine volume (RUV) is associated with higher mortality in hemodialysis (HD). However, few studies have examined RUV in patients on HD in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of RUV among incident hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa.

Reverse epidemiology of elevated blood pressure among chronic hemodialysis black patients with stroke: a historical cohort study.

Background: Stroke is the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. The objective of this study was to assess the extent of stroke in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Methods: Historical cohort of patients enrolled in two hemodialysis (HD) centers from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011, including 191 patients (mean age 52 years, 68% men).

Impact of residual urine volume decline on the survival of chronic hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa.

Background: Despite the multiple benefits of maintaining residual urine volume (RUV) in hemodialysis (HD), there is limited data from Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of RUV decline on the survival of HD patients.

Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, 250 consecutive chronic HD patients (mean age 52.