Open AccessAssociation between socioeconomic status and renal function in a population of German patients with diabetic nephropathy treated at a tertiary centre
Author(s) -
G Wolf,
Michael Busch,
N. Muller,
Ulrich Müller
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfr185
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic nephropathy , socioeconomic status , diabetes mellitus , end stage renal disease , nephropathy , renal function , disease , german , hypertensive nephropathy , population , environmental health , endocrinology , archaeology , history
Diabetic nephropathy is the most common disease leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in many countries including Germany. Some previous studies, mainly from the US, suggest that low socioeconomic status (SES) may increase the risk of ESRD. No data are available whether the SES influences the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus in Germany.
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