The Diagnostic Performance of a Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a common cause of CKD and kidney failure, is usually diagnosed clinically. However, there is little evidence comparing the performance of a clinical diagnosis to biopsy-proven diagnosis.

Purpose of the study

Diagnostic performance of a clinical diagnosis was determined in a group of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease who underwent kidney biopsy after an initial clinical diagnosis.

Methods

A data analysis of 54 patients who were part of a study cohort for a prospective analysis of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes and who had undergone kidney biopsy after an initial clinical diagnosis of DKD or non-DKD (NDKD) at enrolment was used. We determined the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive

SUBMITTER: Tan KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10381424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature