Screening for Nephropathy in Diabetes Mellitus: Is Micral-Test Valid among All Diabetics?
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Screening for Nephropathy in Diabetes Mellitus: Is Micral-Test Valid among All Diabetics?
Background. Using Micral-test (MT) for screening microalbuminuria (MA) among type 2 diabetics (T2D) is helpful. We aimed at determining prevalence of MA and at describing the MT validity. Methods. We studied 182 T2D followed up in family medicine. Two 24-hour urinary quantitative assays of MA had been used as a gold standard. Results. Prevalence of MA was 23%, CI 95%: 16.9-29.1. MT validity was...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Chronic Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2356-6981,2314-5749
DOI: 10.1155/2016/2910627