ea0038p283 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2015
Onwah Amanda
, Ayandele Omotola
, Chike- Ezue Eunice
, Kweki Anthony
Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality for persons with diabetes mellitus. Globally, most patients with diabetes are in developing countries that do not have the resources or health infrastructure to provide universal renal replacement therapy. The ADA recommends that estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) be calculated using serum creatinine for diabetics at least once a year.Objectives: To determine the...