[Frequency of chronic kidney disease among ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes].
BACKGROUND
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the main cause of chronic kidney disease in developed countries.


OBJECTIVE
To study the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among adults with diabetes mellitus attended at a public primary health care clinic in southern Chile.


METHODS
One hundred patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, aged more than 15 years participated in this cross sectional study. Chronic kidney disease was defined as the presence of a urine albumin/creatinine ratio over 30 mg/g or an estimated glomerular filtration rate of less than 60 mL/min/1,73 m², detected in at least two opportunities, separated at least by three months.


RESULTS
Thirty four percent of participants had chronic kidney disease (17% stage 1 or 2 and 17% stage 3). Thirty percent of participants had an abnormal urinary albumin/creatinine ratio. Halfof the patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate below 60 mL/min/1,73 m², had a normal urinary albumin/creatinine ratio.


CONCLUSIONS
The rates of chronic kidney disease in this group of diabetic patients are very similar to those reported elsewhere.
Centro Salud Familiar Frutillar, Servicio de Salud Reloncaví, Frutillar, Chile. camilovillarroel@gmail.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
D003404:Creatinine