The modern spectrum of biopsy-proven renal disease in Chinese diabetic patients-a retrospective descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Renal biopsies performed in diabetic patients are increasing and becoming more complex. Comprehensive data on modern spectrum of biopsy-proven renal disease in Chinese diabetic patients are lacking.

Methods

In a nationwide renal biopsy survey including 71,151 native biopsies from 2004 to 2014, diabetic patients were identified according to the clinical diagnosis from referral records. The clinical data were extracted from referral records and pathological reports.

Results

A total of 1,604 diabetic patients, including 61 patients with T1DM, were analyzed in this study. The median age is 51.39 ± 11.37 years. Male patients accounted for 58% of the population. We found that only 44.7% of diabetic patients had the isolated pathological diagnosis of diabetic neph

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5877445 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature