Efficacy of atorvastatin in reducing proteinuria in patients of chronic kidney disease

Objective

To determine the efficacy of atorvastatin in reducing proteinuria in patients of chronic kidney disease. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Multan, from Jan 2014 to Jun 2014. Material and Methods: Seventy patients of both genders with documented chronic kidney disease (GFR 15ml/min) for at least 3 months duration were included by non-probability consecutive sampling. Age of the patients and reduction in proteinuria from the baseline after using atorvastatin was noted. The data were analyzed by using SPSS v 19. Descriptive statistics like mean ± SD, percentages and frequencies were calculated for age and efficacy of atorvastatin. The data collected for study was statistically analyzed using chi-square test.