[Prevalence of diabetic nephropathy in adult patients with chronic kidney failure].
Diabetic nephropathy is a frequent cause of end-stage renal failure in patients admitted for renal replacement therapy.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the prevalence of DN, as the underline disease, in patients with ESRF.


METHODS
1,303 [male (M) = 767 and female (F) = 536] patients with ESRF who were on a waiting list for cadaver kidney transplant at Nephrology Unit-University Hospital (HC-UNICAMP), from August/90 to June/93--group 1--and 193 (M = 112 and F = 81) patients admitted for renal replacement therapy in a year period (April/92 to March/93), in the city of Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil, were studied.


RESULTS
The prevalence of DN was 10.1% in group 1 and 17.6% in group 2 (x2 = 7.15; p = 0.007), being the third cause of ESRF in both groups, and it was preceded by glomerulonephritis and arterial hypertension. In group 1 the reduction of number of patients with increase in duration of dialysis was significantly greater in patients with diabetic nephropathy (x2 = 30.9; p < 0.001). Among patients with DN 35 (26%) in group 1 and 6 (18%) in group 2 had less than 35 years when they were admitted for renal replacement therapy and are likely to be type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients.


CONCLUSIONS
In our studied groups DN was a frequent cause of ESRF.
Lopes de Faria
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JB
Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP, Campinas.
Bittencourt
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Ribeiro Alves
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MA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications*; D003956:Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
Prevalência da nefropatia diabética em pacientes adultos com insuficiência renal crônica terminal.