METHODS: An observational, descriptive and analytical study was conducted in an agricultural community of Morocco. A sample of 182 subjects aged 18 or older, randomly selected from the province health care centers. ...The risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease were age, hypertension, and nephrotoxic treatment, that are significantly correlated with renal impairment P 0.006 for age, P 0.008 for hypertension and P 0.001 for nephrotoxic medication used respectively . ...