ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2017
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Nephropathy in Diabetic Patients Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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- Prevalence of nephropathy among patients with diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Pooled it
- Indicators of optimal diabetes care and burden of diabetes complications in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Correlations among Diabetic Microvascular Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Diabetic nephropathy and hypertension in diabetes patients of sub-Saharan countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC research notes · 2018Pooled it
- Diabetic peripheral arterial disease in COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2024Review
- Correlation of C-Peptide With Complications Observed in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Global pediatric health · 2023Article
- Audit of essential knowledge of diabetes in patients with diabetes in Zimbabwe.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Perceptions of diabetes patients and their caregivers regarding access to medicine in a severely constrained health system: A qualitative study in Harare, Zimbabwe.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Nephropathy in Diabetic Patients Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe: Methodological Issues.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
- Mechanistic Insight and Management of Diabetic Nephropathy: Recent Progress and Future Perspective.Journal of diabetes research · 2017Review
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Abstract
There is limited information on the burden of diabetic nephropathy in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with nephropathy among diabetic patients attending an outpatient clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe. In an analytical cross-sectional study, diabetic patients were consecutively enrolled and a questionnaire administered, clinical assessment conducted, and blood samples collected for human immunodeficiency virus testing and measurement of lipids, creatinine, fructosamine, and glycosylated hemoglobin levels. Urine samples were collected for determination of albumin and creatinine levels, which were used to categorize albuminuria. A total of 344 diabetic patients were enrolled. Overall, just over a third (35.8%) of patients had moderately increased albuminuria and 9.0% had severely increased albuminuria giving an overall prevalence of nephropathy of 44.8%. Prevalence of moderately increased albuminuria was slightly higher (36.5% versus 33.3%) and severely increased albuminuria slightly lower (8.8% versus 9.5%) in type 2 than type 1 diabetes patients, but the difference was not statistically significant (
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