Prevalencia y clasificación de enfermedad renal crónica en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en el centro comunitario de salud familiar pantanosa, Frutillar

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FREQUENCY OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AMONG AMBULATORY PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus in the main cause of chronic kidney disease in developed countries. Aim: To study the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among adults with diabetes mellitus attended at a public primary health care clinic in southern Chile. Material and 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. Half of 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.