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The Relationship between Microalbuminuria by Using Urine Dipsticks and Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes
Objective: Study the association between microalbuminuria and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic
patients.
Material and Method: A cross-sectional analytic study of 1,111 cases with type 2 diabetic patients recruited
from seven public hospitals, between June and December 2006 was performed.
Result: Two hundred eighty six subjects (79 males and 207 females) with urine dipsticks for microalbuminuria
detection tested positive at least 2 of the 3 morning urine samples within 6 months. They were divided into 2
equal groups, micro- and normoalbuminuria based on quantity of albumin. Indirect ophthalmologic examination
of all subjects’ eyes for diabetic retinopathy was performed by ophthalmologists (retinal specialists).
The present study showed that the proportion of diabetic retinopathy was 19.6% (28/143) and 12.6% (18/
143) in micro- and normoalbuminuric groups, respectively. The difference of proportion between the groups
was 7% but was statistically not significant (p = 0.108).
Conclusion: Microalbuminuria detected using urine dipstick was not cross-sectionaly associated with diabetic
retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients.
Keywords: Microalbuminuria, Diabetic retinopathy, Urine dipstick, Type 2 diabetes
patients.
Material and Method: A cross-sectional analytic study of 1,111 cases with type 2 diabetic patients recruited
from seven public hospitals, between June and December 2006 was performed.
Result: Two hundred eighty six subjects (79 males and 207 females) with urine dipsticks for microalbuminuria
detection tested positive at least 2 of the 3 morning urine samples within 6 months. They were divided into 2
equal groups, micro- and normoalbuminuria based on quantity of albumin. Indirect ophthalmologic examination
of all subjects’ eyes for diabetic retinopathy was performed by ophthalmologists (retinal specialists).
The present study showed that the proportion of diabetic retinopathy was 19.6% (28/143) and 12.6% (18/
143) in micro- and normoalbuminuric groups, respectively. The difference of proportion between the groups
was 7% but was statistically not significant (p = 0.108).
Conclusion: Microalbuminuria detected using urine dipstick was not cross-sectionaly associated with diabetic
retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients.
Keywords: Microalbuminuria, Diabetic retinopathy, Urine dipstick, Type 2 diabetes
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