%0 Journal Article
%T Microalbuminuria y retinopat¨ªa diab¨¦tica
%A Asensio-S¨¢nchez
%A V.M.
%A Rodr¨ªguez-Delgado
%A B.
%A Garc¨ªa-Herrero
%A E.
%A Cabo-Vaquera
%A V.
%A Garc¨ªa-Loygorri
%A C.
%J Archivos de la Sociedad Espa£¿ola de Oftalmolog¨ªa
%D 2008
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4321/S0365-66912008000200005
%X objective: to study the prevalence of microalbuminuria and its association with more severe diabetic retinopathy in a group of insulin-dependent diabetic patients. materials and methods: during the period of january 1998 to december 2005 we examined 360 insulin-dependent diabetic patients with at least five years of evolution. we evaluated the presence of microalbuminuria by immunoanalysis. patients were evaluated by direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy and classified as non-retinopathy, non-proliferative, severe non-proliferative/proliferative, or macular edema. results: in this study, 24.1% of patients had microalbuminuria. most of the patients with microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria were male and had a longer history of diabetes. microalbuminuria was associated with more severe diabetic retinopathy. conclusions: all patients with insulin-dependent diabetes of at least five years£¿ evolution should undergo an evaluation of renal function including tests for microalbuminuria. in the presence of microalbuminuria an ophthalmologic follow-up may be particularly important.
%K insulin-dependent diabetes
%K microalbuminuria
%K macroalbuminuria
%K diabetic retinopathy
%K legal blindness
%K arterial hypertension.
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