Estimated glomerular filtration rate progression in UK primary care patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study.
Javier Cid-RuzafaR PaczkowskiK S BoyeG L Di TannaM J SheetzR DonaldsonM D BreyerD NeashamJ R VoelkerPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2015)
Only a minority of diabetic patients with DKD had quantitative albuminuria assessments. The relatively low proportion of DKD patients with ACEi or ARB prescriptions suggests a gap between healthcare practice and available scientific evidence during the study period. Increased albuminuria and older age were the most consistent predictors of subsequent eGFR decline.