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Prevalence of Anemia and chronic kidney disease (estimated by glomerular filtration rate) in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects |
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| Type 2 diabetic patients |
Non-diabetic subjects |
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| Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
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| Anemia (%) (Hb < 12 g/dL [F] or < 13 g/dl [M]) |
22 (47.8) |
50 (45.9) |
2 (9.1)* |
6 (20.7)¶ |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
1.6 ± 0.2 |
1.0 ± 0.03 |
1.2 ± 0.04 |
0.96 ± 0.03 |
| Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73 m2) (index of kidney function) |
71.9 ± 2.7 |
81.0 ± 4.5 |
83.9 ± 3.1* |
82.6 ± 2.5 |
| Chronic kidney disease (%) (estimated GFR < 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2) |
12 (26.7) |
24 (22.2) |
1 (4.5)** |
1 (3.6)¶ |
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*P < 0.05, **P < 0.001 for comparisons between male diabetic and non-diabetic subjects ¶P < 0.05 for comparisons between female diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. | ||||
Ezenwaka et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008 7:25 doi:10.1186/1475-2840-7-25 |
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