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Churchill Hospital, Oxford, U.K.
Albuminuria and renal impairment are associated with distinct risk factors sets in diabetes
August 13th, 2006
Albuminuria and renal impairment are associated with distinct sets of risk factors in type 2 diabetes. According to a study from England, "Not all patients with type 2 diabetes develop renal dysfunction. Identifying those at risk is problematic because even microalbuminuria, often used clinically as an indicator of future renal dysfunction, does not always precede worsening renal function. We sought to identify clinical risk factors at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes associated with later development of renal dysfunction." "Of 5,102 U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) participants, prospective analyses were undertaken in those without albuminuria...
Source: Health Insurance Law Weekly (2006-08-13)
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