Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There are several markers of renal function such as estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) calculated by serum creatinine and cystatin C and urinary albumin-creatinine excretion ratio (ACR). Recently, a few studies showed relationships between markers of renal function and carotid arterty intima-media thickness (IMT), but the results were inconsistent. The aim of this study is to compare serum cystatin C as risk factors for atherosclerosis in Korean type 2 diab...

Objective: To evaluate prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and risk factors for decline of renal function in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) after 6 years of follow-up.Methods: A cohort of 208 elderly patients (65 years or older) with T2DM participated in an examination during 2005, a 6-years follow-up examination during 2011. An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the modification of diet in renal disease...

Objective: To evaluate prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and risk factors for decline of renal function in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) after 6 years of follow-up.Methods: A cohort of 208 elderly patients (65 years or older) with T2DM participated in an examination during 2005, a 6-years follow-up examination during 2011. An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the modification of diet in renal disease...

Background: Adherence to recommended guideline for monitoring of glucose control and screening of diabetic complications has been demonstrated to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes. In Korea, the clinical audit for quality of diabetes care has been started in 2011. The aim of this study is to investigate the change of adherence to a process quality-of-care-indicator in diabetes after the initiation of audit in Korea.Methods: This retrospective...

Background: Regular monitoring of glucose control and screening of diabetic complication and adherence to treatment are cornerstones for prevention of chronic diabetic complications. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between quality of diabetes care and the development of chronic diabetes complications.Methods: This retrospective study was performed using the national health insurance claims database from the Health Insurance Review...