Prevalence of renal lesions in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus in the Russian Federation

Abstract

Aim. To study the prevalence of renal lesions in adult patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus in the Russian Federation. Materials and methods. A total of 7174 patients with DM1 and DM2 were examined in 20 regions of the Russian Federation for blood HbA1c creatinine,urea, and cholesterol levels, albumin excretion in a single urine sample, AP, and eye fundus condition. Albumin concentration from 20 to 200mg/l was regarded as microalbuminuria (MAU) that above 200 mg/l as proteinuria (PU). The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated fromCockroft-Gault formula. Statistica-6 program was used for statistical treatment of the results of the study. They are represented as median, 25th and75th percentile values (Me [25%;75%]). Differences between all parameters is considered significant at p