title: The prevalence of microalbuminuria in diabetes: a study from north India.
abstract: Geographic/population variation in the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy is well recognised. In a study of 'native' Indians, we screened 102 non-proteinuric diabetes mellitus patients (64 NIDDM, 38 IDDM; mean age and diabetic duration 48.7 and 6.5 years, 21.6 and 6.2 years, respectively) with blood pressure less than or equal to 170/105 and without congestive heart failure, ketonuria or urinary tract infection, for the presence of microalbuminuria (albumin excretion rate greater than 20 micrograms/min). Fifty-six patients (34 NIDDM, 22 IDDM) also underwent detailed fundus examination. Seventeen NIDDM (26.6%) and 3 IDDM (7.9%) patients had microalbuminuria. Glycated hemoglobin was significantly higher in microalbuminurics in the NIDDM group (P less than 0.05). Diabetic retinopathy tended to occur more frequently in microalbuminurics (NIDDM and IDDM).
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Khosla
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Dash
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000652:urine; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000652:urine; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence