Prevalence of Hypertension and Albuminuria in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertension and albuminuria are markers of diabetes-related nephropathy and important factors associated with kidney outcomes in pediatric type 2 diabetes. However, their prevalence in these patients is unknown.

Objective

To measure the prevalence of hypertension and albuminuria in pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes and to evaluate the association of sex and race/ethnicity with these conditions.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, the gray literature, and references of the screened articles were searched for human studies from date of database inception to February 20, 2020.

Study selection

Observational studies with at least 10 participants reporting the prevalence of hypertension and/or albuminuria in pedia

SUBMITTER: Cioana M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8087958 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature