Why the study?
Although some diabetic individuals develop progressive renal insufficiency without albuminuria (normoalbuminuric chronic kidney disease), data regarding this condition in India were limited.
Population
3534 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a tertiary care centre in India
Comparison
Patients classified into NKD, CKD, ALB, NACKD, and ACKD groups
Design
Retrospective medical record review
Authors
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Normoalbuminuric chronic kidney disease accounts for over a third of reduced eGFR cases in Indian patients with type 2 diabetes and is associated with older age and macrovascular disease.
Normoalbuminuric chronic kidney disease accounts for over a third of reduced eGFR cases in Indian patients with type 2 diabetes and is associated with older age and macrovascular disease.
Chellamma et al. (2022) studied this question.
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