title: Microalbuminuria in a random cohort of recently diagnosed type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients living in the greater Munich area.
abstract: Still under debate is the prevalence of microalbuminuria in patients with recently diagnosed Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and its relation to existing macro-vascular disease and the major vascular risk markers. Hence, from a representative sample of 1512 patients with Type 2 diabetes of varied duration (recruited from 22 non-specialized medical practices of the Greater Munich Area) 68 (26 males, 42 females) of 71 eligible subjects with a known duration of diabetes of up to 17 weeks and not less than 4 weeks were examined in the present study. Median age was 61 (39 to 75) years, prevalence of ischaemic heart disease (case history plus ECG, Minnesota code, Whitehall criteria) 41.2%, and that of peripheral vascular and carotid artery disease (both assessed by ultrasound-Doppler) were 35.3 and 4.4%, respectively. Diabetes was well controlled (HbA1c: 6.9%, 5.6-8.3; fasting blood glucose: 7.7 mmol/l, 5.4-10.4; median +/- interquartile range IQ), the cardiovascular risk profile was most prominent in terms of triglycerides (3.1 mmol/l, 2.1-4.6, median +/- IQ range) and systolic blood pressure (164 mm Hg, 140-186, median +/- IQ range). 13.2% showed signs of urinary tract infection. Of the remainder, 19.0% exhibited microalbuminuria (RIA, > 30-200 mg/l), and 5.2% macroalbuminuria (> 200 mg/l). Significant correlations (p < 0.05) were found between urinary albumin concentration and beta 2-microglobulin in serum, systolic blood pressure, serum triglycerides, serum HDL-cholesterol (inversely), HbA1c, and peripheral vascular disease.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diabetes Research, City Hospital Schwabing, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Standl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stiegler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014505:Urban Population; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D014280:Triglycerides; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin