Prevalence and risk factors for albuminuria among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a Middle-East perspective

P Prashanth; K J Sulaiman; G Kadaha; N Bazarjani; S Bakir; K El Jabri; F Al Sabr; H Mahmoud; DEMAND Gulf Study Investigators

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2010.02.004

Prevalence and risk factors for albuminuria among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a Middle-East perspective

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Jun;88(3):e24-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.02.004. Epub 2010 Mar 1.

Authors

P Prashanth¹, K J Sulaiman, G Kadaha, N Bazarjani, S Bakir, K El Jabri, F Al Sabr, H Mahmoud; DEMAND Gulf Study Investigators

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. prashanthp_69@yahoo.co.in

PMID: 20189671
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.02.004

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for albuminuria among 447 type 2 diabetic patients in three Gulf countries. Overall prevalence of albuminuria was 36%, which is similar to that reported in other DEMAND studies and was strongly related to poor glycemic control.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Albuminuria / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Middle East / epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Young Adult