Journal article
Progression of renal insufficiency in type 2 diabetes with and without microalbuminuria: results of the Heart Outcomes and Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) randomized study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In patients with type 2 diabetes with overt nephropathy, the risk for progressive renal failure is high. This risk is less well established for those with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria or normalbuminuria. We studied changes in serum creatinine levels during 3.5 to 5.5 years in a large cohort of people with diabetes at high cardiovascular risk with microalbuminuria or normalbuminuria.
METHODS: Retrospective analysis of serum …
Authors
Mann JFE; Gerstein HC; Yi Q-L; Franke J; Lonn EM; Hoogwerf BJ; Rashkow A; Yusuf S; Investigators OBOTH
Journal
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 936–942
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2003
DOI
10.1016/j.ajkd.2003.07.015
ISSN
0272-6386