Article: Prevalence and factors associated with microalbuminuria among type 2 diabetic patients : a hospital based study
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khadka, Bikram | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tiwari, Mohan Lal | |
| dc.contributor.author | Timalsina, Binod | |
| dc.contributor.author | Risal, Prabodh | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gupta, Suprita | |
| dc.contributor.author | Acharya, Dilaram | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Biochemistry, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Internal Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Anatomy, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Biochemistry, National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Republic of Korea, Department of Community Medicine , Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-16T05:51:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-09-16T05:51:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Introduction: Microalbuminuria is the earliest clinical evidence of diabetic nephropathy. However, prevalence and associated factors with microalbuminuria among type 2 diabetic patients has been understudied area of research in Nepalese context. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with microalbuminuria among type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: This study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study. Blood samples for serum creatinine, Hemoglobin A1C, Fasting blood sugar and urine sample for microalbumin and urine creatinine were collected and analyzed using validated and standardized tools from a total of 400 Type 2 diabetic patients in Devdaha Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Rupandehi, Nepal from August 2014 to September 2017. Microalbuminuria was defined as urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio greater than 30 and less than300 μg /mg of creatinine Results: Of 400 type 2 diabetic patients, 186 (46.5%) had microalbuminuria. The mean values of FBS, HbA1C, serum creatinine, microalbumin, microalbumin/urine creatinine ratio were higher in microalbuminuria group. Microalbuminuria was significantly positively correlated with duration of diabetes, FBS, HbA1C, serum creatinine, microalbumin, microalbumin/ urine creatinine, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure (P< 0.01). Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that nearly half of the type 2 diabetic patients had microalbuminuria. Our results emphasize to increase to accessibility to microalbuminuria testing for all the type 2 diabetic patients and bring them under medical supervision to reduce the unwanted complications of diabetes mellitus. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.3469 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7714 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.title | Prevalence and factors associated with microalbuminuria among type 2 diabetic patients : a hospital based study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 521 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 516 | |
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