TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS

FREQUENCY OF MICROALBUMINURIA IN PATIENTS HAVING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN NISHTER HOSPITAL MULTAN

Authors

  • Salma Tanweer Nishtar Hospital Multan.
  • Muhammad Tahir Nishtar Hospital Multan.
  • Muhammad Usman Nishtar Hospital Multan.
  • Rashid Kamal Nishtar Hospital Multan.
  • Muhammad Ibrahim Bahauddin Zakariya Univeristiy, Multan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2016.23.11.1768

Keywords:

Microalbuminuria, Diabetic Retinopathy, Frequency

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of microalbuminuria in patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus with retinopathy. Study Design: Descriptive study. Setting: Out Patient
Department Nishtar Hospital Multan. Period: June 2015 to December 2015. Methodology:
Sample size of 296 was calculated according to formula. Results: Of these 300 study cases,
179 (59.7%) were male while 121 (40.3%) were female patients. Mean age of our study cases
was 52.10 ± 5.65 years (with minimum age was 42 years while maximum age was 60 years).
Majority of our study cases had low educational level such as illiterate i.e. 60 (20%), primary
education in 71 (23.7%) secondary education 53.3% while only 3 % had bachelor’s degree or
above. Mean duration of diabetes was 14.18 ± 2.73 years (with minimum duration of disease
10 years and 19 years was maximum duration of the disease). Among these patients Grade III
diabetic retinopathy was more prevalent i.e. 149 (49.7%) followed by grade IV retinopathy i.e.
100 (33.3%) and grade11 retinopathy (17%). Diabetes was controlled (HbA1c<7%) in only 81
(27%) of our study cases and obesity (BMI>30kg/m2) was present in 101 (33.7%) of our study
cases. Microalbuminuria was present in 121(40.3% of our study cases. Conclusion: Very high
frequency of microalbuminuria was noted in patients with diabetic retinopathy in our study.

Author Biographies

Salma Tanweer, Nishtar Hospital Multan.

MBBS, FCPS
Professor of Medicine,

Muhammad Tahir, Nishtar Hospital Multan.

MBBS, FCPS
Senior Registrar,
Department of Medicine,

Muhammad Usman, Nishtar Hospital Multan.

MBBS, FCPS
Senior Registrar,
Department of Medicine,

Rashid Kamal, Nishtar Hospital Multan.

MBBS.
Department of Medicine,

Muhammad Ibrahim, Bahauddin Zakariya Univeristiy, Multan.

M. Phil
Lecturer, Department of
Biochemistry, 

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Published

2016-11-10