Open AccessImportance of serum phosphate in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Vaia D Raikou,
Despina Kyriaki,
Sotiris Gavriil
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9358
DOI - 10.4239/wjd.v11.i10.416
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Metabolic disturbances including changes in serum calcium, magnesium or phosphate (P) influence the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). We assessed the importance of serum P in elderly patients with type 2 DM vs non-diabetes mellitus (non-DM) in relation to renal function.