Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking increase the progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type I diabetes and hypertension?
Population
93 patients with type I diabetes, hypertension, and diabetic nephropathy
Comparison
Cigarette smoking (current smokers and ex-smokers) vs Nonsmokers
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one year
Authors
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Smoking associated with faster nephropathy progression in type 1 diabetes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.
Does cigarette smoking increase the progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type I diabetes and hypertension?
Cigarette smoking is a significant independent predictor of the progression of diabetic nephropathy in treated hypertensive patients with type I diabetes.
Sawicki et al. (1994) studied this question.
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