Diabetes

Research from Yamagata University in the area of diabetes published

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 16th, 2009

According to a study from Yamagata, Japan, "Glomerular and tubular damage are important factors in the development of renal insufficiency. However, the interaction of these factors is largely unknown in the non-diabetic Japanese population."

"To clarify the relationship between renal insufficiency and both glomerular and tubular damage, we conducted a community-based study using albuminuria and urine beta 2-microglobulin as markers of glomerular and tubular damages, respecti- vely. Subjects of this study were 2816 non-diabetic individuals > 40 years old in Takahata, Japan. The urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) and urine beta 2-microglobulin-creatinine ratio...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-16)

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