Incidence of Diabetic Nephropathy among Patients in Kidney Department in Al-Wahda Hospital, Derna
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https://doi.org/10.58987/qk4b8179Keywords:
Diabetes, Diabetic Nephropathy, Kidney, DernaAbstract
This study aims are to find out the effect of diabetes and diabetic nephropathy on kidneys, and to identify age and gender of susceptible cases to these diseases. The study were performed in kidney and internal medicine departments in Al-Wahda Hospital in Derna, Libya. Approximately, 100 cases suffering from diabetes and diabetic nephropathy with varying ages were recorded. The results showed that females were more susceptible to developing diabetes, while males were more susceptible to developing diabetic nephropathy. The age group of most susceptible to developing diabetes and diabetic nephropathy was between 51-70 year. where data is found 31 cases were with diabetes nephropathy and 9 patients were diagnosed only with diabetes in this age group . This indicates that diabetes has an impact on kidney disease if the affected person does not practice a healthy lifestyle and does not receive regular follow-up of the disease.
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