PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES (CKD) AMONG IRAQI PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
*Dr. Taha Hashem Abdulgafoor Al-Ani M. B. Ch. B, M.D
ABSTRACT
One of the serious complications of chronic type 2 Diabetes mellitus is the nephropathy, which is characterized by micro albuminuria that is in turn converted into macro albuminuria, where the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) deteriorates. In this nationwide, cross-sectional, observational, multi-centric study, the prevalence of CKD among T2DM patients was assessed. The primary endpoint of the study was to estimate proportion of T2DM patients with CKD (glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus; CKD, HbA1c, GFR, Renal function tests.
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