Abstract
Background: Many modifiable risk factors have been linked to the etiology of the increased renal disease worldwide. The objective of this study was to assess the consequences of arbitrary herbal and analgesics on renal function in a series of Saudi patients. Methodology: This study investigated 2944 Saudi volunteers who have joined during a cross-sectional survey conducted in Hai'l region. Renal function status was established corresponding to Glomerular infiltrating Rate (GFR) estimation using creatinine level, age, and sex. GFR was categorized into: Stage III CKD (GFR = <60 - 30 mL/min). Stage IV (GFR = <30 - 15 mL/min). Stage V (GFR = <15 mL/min). Results: Around 14.4% of participants claimed using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Of the 391 analgesics users, about 12.8% were found with impaired renal function. The risk of analgesics uses in deteriorating renal function, the relative risk (RR) and the 95% confidence interval (95%CI), RR (95%CI) = 1.7926 (1.3313 to 2.4137), P = 0.0001. Out of the 426/2714(15.7%) herbal users, 45/426(10.6%) were found with impaired renal function. The risk of herbal uses in deteriorating renal function, the RR (95%CI) = 1.3659 (1.0366 to 1.7999), P = 0.0268. Conclusion: Significant Reverse associations between arbitrary herbal use as well as, frequent NSAIDs renal function. The frequent use of Arbitrary herbal and NSAIDs is common among the Saudi Community, particularly among women.