Risk Factors and Comorbidities Associated with Diabetic Kidney Disease

• Published in: Journal of primary care & community health 2021, Vol.12, p.21501327211048556-21501327211048556
• Main Authors: Roy, Satyajeet, Schweiker-Kahn, Olga, Jafry, Behjath, Masel-Miller, Rachel, Raju, Riya Sam, O’Neill, Liam Martin Orta, Correia, Caroline Rose, Trivedi, Aditi, Johnson, Christopher, Pilot, Christian, Saddemi, Jackson, Memon, Aatqa, Chen, Austin, McHugh, Sean Paul, Patel, Sawan, Daroshefski, Nicholas Michael, Nguyen, Tatyana, Wissler, Walter, Sharma, Elena, Hunter, Krystal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Accidents; Age; Alcohol use; Aneurysms; Aortic aneurysms; Arthritis; Associations; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid arteries; Comorbidity; Coronary artery disease; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Diabetic nephropathy; Glycemic control; Gout; Heart failure; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Kidney diseases; Medical conditions; Original Research; Osteoarthritis; Peripheral arterial disease; Risk factors; Stroke; Vein & artery diseases; Women
• ISSN: 2150-1319; 2150-1327
• DOI: 10.1177/21501327211048556

Introduction/objectives: Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. Despite optimal glycemic control and blood pressure management, progression to DKD cannot be halted in some patients. We aimed to find the association of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors and comorbid conditions in patients with DKD. Methods: Retrospective medical record review of adult patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) was performed who visited our internal medicine office between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Results: Among 728 patients with DM, 471 (64.7%) patients had DKD, and 257 (35.3%) patients were without DKD. Among the group of patients with DKD, the majority were in CKD stage G1A2 (34.6%), followed equally by G2A2 and G3aA1 (16.8% each). Mean age of the patients with DKD was significantly greater than the patients without DKD (69.4 years vs 62.2 years; P