Renal Complication and Glycemic Control in Korean Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tight glycemic control reduces the risk of diabetes complications, but it may increase the risk of hypoglycemia or mortality in elderly patients. This study is aimed at evaluating the incidence and progression of renal complications and its association with glycemic control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study examined the data of 3099 patients with type 2 diabetes who were followed for at least 10 years at the Korean Veterans Hospital and for whom glycated hemoglobin (HbA_1c) was measured in 2008 and 2017. Participants were divided into six groups according to their baseline or dynamic HbA_1c levels. Extended Cox models were used to calculate adjusted hazard ratios for the development of chronic kidn

SUBMITTER: Kim YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7333055 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature