Association between Hemoglobin A1c and Renal Arteriolar Sclerosis in Subjects Presenting without any Apparent Kidney Dysfunction.
Yuta MatsukumaAkihiro TsuchimotoKosuke MasutaniKenji UekiShigeru TanakaNaoki HaruyamaYasuhiro OkabeMasafumi NakamuraTakanari KitazonoToshiaki NakanoPublished in: Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis (2024)
Elevated high-normal HbA1c levels are considered to be independent risk factors for arteriolar wall thickening. Subclinical renal arteriolar sclerosis may develop in patients with prediabetic HbA1c levels.