Time to Diabetic Nephropathy and its Predictors Among Diabetic Patients Treated in Wolaita and Dawuro Zone Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Tiwabwork Tekalign TafesseMistire Teshome GutaNefsu Awoke AduloTesfaye Yitna ChichiabelluMengistu MeskeleGubay AntenehTilahun Saol TuraShimelash Bitew WorkiePublished in: International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease (2023)
According to this follow-up study, the overall incidence rate is substantially high over ten year follow-up period. The mean time to develop diabetic nephropathy was sixteen years. Educational status, place of residence, and being hypertensive were the predictors. So stakeholders should work on complication reduction measures and awareness creation of the impact of comorbidities.