URINARY LOSS OF MICRONUTRIENTS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING A TERTIARY HOSPITAL SERVICE.
OBJECTIVE
micronutrient deficiency may contribute to a poorer control of diabetes. Thus, the objective of the present study was to assess the urinary excretion of micronutrients in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.


METHODS
patients with diabetes and controls were assessed regarding food intake, anthropometry, urinary loss of micronutrients and compared by the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test (p < 0.05).


RESULTS
nine diabetic volunteers (52 ± 14 years, BMI 30 ± 11 kg/m² and abdominal circumference (AC) of 99 ± 25 cm) and 9 control individuals (51 ± 16 years, BMI 26 ± 5 kg/m² and AC of 90 ± 13 cm) were studied. Higher iron excretion was observed in the diabetic group and higher magnesium excretion in the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
the type 2 diabetic patients here studied did not show increased micronutrient excretion in urine when compared to controls.
Departament of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo (Brazil).. andressa_feijo@yahoo.com.br.
Andressa Feijó
AF
da Silva Santos
Departament of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo (Brazil).. andressa_feijo@yahoo.com.br.
Roberta Deh
RD
Souza Santos
Departament of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo (Brazil).. andressa_feijo@yahoo.com.br.
Maria Cristina
MC
Foss-Freitas
Departament of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo (Brazil).. andressa_feijo@yahoo.com.br.
Selma Freire
SF
Carvalho da Cunha
Departament of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo (Brazil).. andressa_feijo@yahoo.com.br.
Júlio Sérgio
JS
Marchini
Departament of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo (Brazil).. vmmsuen@gmail.com.
Vivian
V
Marques Miguel Suen
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine*; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000172:deficiency / Q000652:urine*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009753:Nutritive Value; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D016482:Urinalysis
D018977:Micronutrients