The epidemiology of diabetic nephropathy.
Many areas of information in the epidemiology of diabetic nephropathy are lacking, but multiple studies designed specifically to answer these questions are currently being conducted. In the next 5-10 years, our current understanding of the epidemiology of diabetic nephropathy may either be confirmed or discredited. In the meantime, clinicians should use the data available to make decisions about treatment and should focus on the modifiable factors of glucose and blood pressure control in both IDDM and NIDDM, especially in patients with low-level albuminuria or clinical proteinuria.
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University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
D000419:Albuminuria; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011507:Proteinuria