Prediabetic blood pressure and familial predisposition to renal disease in Pima Indians with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Renal disease is a frequent complication of non-insulin-dependent diabetes in the Pima Indians from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. This review describes the relationship between prediabetic blood pressure and the subsequent development of renal disease, and characterizes the familial aggregation of diabetic renal disease in this population.
Nelson
R G
RG
Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Arizona 85014, USA.
Pettitt
D J
DJ
Knowler
W C
WC
Bennett
P H
PH
D000419:Albuminuria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D001130:Arizona; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000235:genetics
D003404:Creatinine