Prevalence of macro- and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with or without albuminuria in a single Chinese Diabetes Centre

Conclusion:
The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was graded according to the estimated glomerular filtration rate declining in albuminuric patients while the prevalence of low ankle-brachial index was gradually increased in normoalbuminuric patients, indicating the diverse underlying mechanisms of mild to moderate chronic kidney disease between these two phenotypes.

Source: Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research - December 15, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Wu, D., Xuan, Y., Ruan, Y., Feng, X., Zhu, Y., Jia, C., Liu, J., Li, H., Li, L., Dong, X. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research