Open AccessPrevalence of microalbuminuria and its correlates among diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic at National Guard Hospital in Alhasa
Author(s) -
Aneesah A AlFehaid
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.197174
Subject(s) - medicine , microalbuminuria , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , diabetic nephropathy , glycated hemoglobin , creatinine , nephropathy , type 2 diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common diseases encountered in clinical practice. Diabetic nephropathy is a common consequence of long-standing diabetes mellitus; microalbuminuria (MA) is considered an early stage of diabetic nephropathy.