Diabetic kidney disease in the elderly: prevalence and clinical correlates.
Giuseppina Tiziana RussoSalvatore De CosmoFrancesca ViazziAntonio MirijelloAntonio CerielloPietro GuidaCarlo GiordaDomenico CucinottaRoberto PontremoliPaola Fiorettonull nullPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2018)
In T2DM patients, the prevalence of both eGFR and Albuminuria increase with age. DKD is associated with poor cardiovascular risk profile and a lower quality of care, although these associations are influenced by the type of renal abnormality and by ageing. These data indicate that clinical surveillance of DKD should not be unerestimated in old T2DM patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- small cell lung cancer
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- public health
- metabolic syndrome
- quality improvement
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- insulin resistance
- patient reported outcomes
- tyrosine kinase
- pain management
- patient reported
- health insurance
- weight loss
- glycemic control