RESUMEN
The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy as a cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Egypt has been examined in small cross-sectional studies, with conflicting results. The need for a large-scale study prompted us to perform this 6-year multiple cross-sectional study. A sample of ESRD patients enrolled in the Egyptian renal data system was evaluated during the period 1996-2001 for the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy. Prevalence gradually increased from 8.9% in 1996, to 14.5% in 2001. The mean age of patients with diabetic nephropathy was significantly higher than that of patients with ESRD from other causes. Mortality was also significantly higher in diabetic patients with ESRD.
Asunto(s)
Nefropatías Diabéticas/complicaciones , Fallo Renal Crónico/etiología , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Causalidad , Causas de Muerte/tendencias , Estudios Transversales , Nefropatías Diabéticas/diagnóstico , Nefropatías Diabéticas/epidemiología , Egipto/epidemiología , Glomerulonefritis/complicaciones , Humanos , Hipertensión/complicaciones , Incidencia , Fallo Renal Crónico/epidemiología , Fallo Renal Crónico/terapia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Vigilancia de la Población , Prevalencia , Pielonefritis/complicaciones , Sistema de Registros , Diálisis Renal/tendencias , Salud Rural/estadística & datos numéricos , Esquistosomiasis Urinaria/complicaciones , Factores Socioeconómicos , Tasa de Supervivencia , Salud Urbana/estadística & datos numéricosRESUMEN
The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy as a cause of end-stage renal disease [ESRD] in Egypt has been examined in small cross-sectional studies, with conflicting results. The need for a large-scale study prompted us to perform this 6-year multiple cross-sectional study. A sample of ESRD patients enrolled in the Egyptian renal data system was evaluated during the period 1996-2001 for the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy. Prevalence gradually increased from 8.9% in 1996, to 14.5% in 2001. The mean age of patients with diabetic nephropathy was significantly higher than that of patients with ESRD from other causes. Mortality was also significantly higher in diabetic patients with ESRD