Evaluation Of Microalbuminuria As A Marker Of Nephropathy In Typei I Diabetic Chitdren In Mosul | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 2, August 2004, Pages 155-161 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Raad Y. Al-Hamda; Mohammad K. Al-Noori; Monna M. Ahmad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Diabetic nephropathy(DN) is proved ro be the most common cause of death in type I oraDeocs and Mrcroatbuminuria MA is th€ onty sign in the reversable stage ofdiabetes nephropaury .. _ The aim of the Fesent work is to evaiuate th€ prcsence of MA as a screening test in t}?e I diabetic children and to study the relation between MA, iuration and severity i, u ""r"- "oot "r ,tuay. Seventy two patients with type 1 DM was effolled witl tuenty four appa;entfv f,""ftfrv "f,,fa * " control group. Urine MA, urine cr€atinine, fasring plasma gJucose, Glycosyiated hemogtobin (HbAlc), serum ured and crealinine were medsured in both goup5. MA was erituarea u.i{ moming .por sample and ir wa5 determined using urine atbumin crearinine rario. Srarisrical anatysing inliuorng z-ree . ^-. Inedr regress'on anal)sis feveated a posirive coyelation beween urine aibum-ine crearnne ratro (UACR), severitv and duration of DM. According to rhe 95% percentile conrrdence lirnit (mean:t2sD) of rhe conrrol goups, the cur off value waiaeteminea ana *""ia1"ely-l6.lz" "f rh" patienls studied proved to have positive MA. ^.^., ln conclusion rhe duration_,,se;riry_of DM play an important role in decreasing the possibility -l-:).,f:,e-r'* measurcmenr of 4A (. wirh biglesr prioriry ro HbAtc as a gtlce;ic inder). vA shourd dectme rubslanlially $hich should in tum lower the number in whom oven proreinuria and end_ stage renal disease developed | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 161 PDF Download: 111 |
||