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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
PREVALENCE OF MICROALBUMINURIA IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AT A DIABETIC CLINIC IN KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
PREVALENCE OF MICROALBUMINURIA IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AT A DIABETIC CLINIC IN KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
 
Subject : Endocrinology 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Objective: To determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria and associated risk factors among type 2 diabetic patients with no proteinuria by urine dipstick test, attending a diabetic clinic in King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Patients and Methods: Three hundred and thirty one type 2 diabetes patients were recruited for the study. Urinary albumin concentration was measured by immunoturbodimetric assay. Microalbuminuria was diagnosed if the urinary albumin excretion more than 30mg/g of creatinine. Results: Microalbuminuria was diagnosed in 151 patients out of the total numbers of the patients included in the study (45.6%). Conclusion: The overall prevalence of the microalbuminuria in our patients with type 2 diabetes visiting our clinic in king Abdulaziz University Hospital were high and similar to that reported in other studies 
ISSN : 1681-715X 
Journal Name : Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 
Volume : 23 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1428 AH
2007 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Wednesday, October 14, 2009 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
عبدالرحمن الشيخAl-Shaikh, AbdulRahman ResearcherDoctorate 

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