Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy and affects ~40% of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. It increases the risk of death ...
Table 1. Diabetic Nephropathy Stages: Cutoff Values of Urine Albumin for Diagnosis and Main Clinical Characteristics Stages Albuminuria cutoff values (ref. 14) Clinical characteristics (ref.