Diabetes

Data on Diabetes Reported by F. Domingos and Co-Researchers

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 23rd, 2011

2011 MAY 23 -- According to a study from Amadora, Portugal, "Nephrolithiasis has been associated with hypertension, obesity and diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of adverse cardiovascular outcomes among kidney stone formers (KSF) is unknown."

"We examined the IV Portuguese National Health Survey for documenting possible associations between nephrolithiasis, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity in the Portuguese adult population. We obtained 23 349 questionnaires from individuals >= 15 years old. The prevalence of kidney stone disease (KSD) was 7.3%. The prevalence of hypertension was higher among KSF when compared with the general population...

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