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Diabetic renal disease in transitional and disadvantaged populations
Author(s) -
Nelson Robert G
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1797.2001.00025.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , disadvantaged , poverty , disease , malnutrition , developing country , gerontology , environmental health , endocrinology , economic growth , economics
SUMMARY: Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions throughout much of the world, and people from developing countries and disadvantaged groups from developed countries are affected disproportionately. Not only is diabetes more common in these populations, but it develops at an earlier age. Accordingly, patients have more years of life in which to develop the chronic complications of diabetes and the risk of complications is often further enhanced by limited access to health care. Renal disease is a frequent consequence of diabetes in these populations, and a number of factors related to poverty, malnutrition and accelerated lifestyle changes may lead to even greater rates in the future.