Proteinuria en habitantes de una aldea de la región costera de Santa Rosa en Guatemala.

General objective: Establish urine protein presence in a small village of coastal region in Santa Rosa, Guatemala.  July 2019. Population and methods: Descriptive and transversal study performed after informed consent in a 575 sample from Casas Viejas village, using a no probabilistic sampling method. Sampling was obtained by urine test strips. Results: Sociodemographic characteristics were: 55.48% (319) female, age median was 24 years old, 39.82% (229) students and 85.25% with no pathological background. Predisposing factors of KD (Kidney Disease) were noted as, 56.17% (323) consumed Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), 82.26% (473) consumed carbonated drinks, 13.57% (78) alcoholic beverages, pure water median consumption was 6 glasses per day and 13.22 (76) were exposed to agrochemical pesticides. Proteinuria was found in 8.87% (51) of the sample. Conclutions: More than half of population were female and didn´t showed pathological signs; predisposing factors to KD (kidney disease) were frequent NSAIDs use and carbonated drinks consumption a no adequate hydration. Nine of each one hundred people studied presented urine protein.