Open AccessIncidence of Cardiovascular Complications and Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in a Primary Care Setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Muath Alsaidan,
Abdullah Alkhenizan,
Shammama Tul Amber,
Suad Alsoghayer,
Lama AlFakhri,
Jamil Abudaia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s301933
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic nephropathy , nephropathy , medical record , population , incidence (geometry) , complication , cohort , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , surgery , endocrinology , physics , environmental health , optics
Diabetes mellitus is prevalent in Saudi Arabia. Our study aims to estimate the rate and time of developing macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetic patients in a primary care setting.