Main Risk Factors for Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Are Plasma Cholesterol Levels, Mean Blood Pressure, and Hyperglycemia

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Abstract

The combination of blood pressure values in the high-normal range with moderately elevated levels of total cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c defines a high-risk group for the progression to diabetic nephropathy and for clinical events related to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes Management and Research Diabetes Treatment and Management Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine

Volume 158, Issue 9, pp. 998-998

DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.9.998

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