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Clinical profile of haemodialysis patients with diabetic
nephropathy leading to end stage renal diseaseZohair Jamil Gazzaz1, Khalid Obeid Dhafar2,
Muhammad Amin Tashkandi3, Mian Usman Farooq4ABSTRACT
Objective: To know the characteristics of the diabetic patients on regular dialysis at Al-noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: The data had been collected retrospectively from 13-11-2005 to 12-12-2005 from the diabetic patients directly those were on dialysis due to end stage renal disease (ESRD) and from their files.
Results: The total study subjects were 51 with mean age of Diabetics was (55.2 years+7.9) showing male predominance 31(60.8%). All were Saudies. The mean duration of Diabetes mellitus & dialysis were (16.8years) and (22 months), respectively. The mean age of start of Diabetes mellitus & dialysis was (37.4 years) & (53.5 years). The mean duration of onset of diabetes to dialysis was (16.1 years). Out of the total, 29(56.9%) were non-smoker. Patients with family history of diabetes with other associated illnesses were 23(45%) followed by 15(29.4%) had family history of only diabetes. Type II diabetics were 40(78.4%). Regarding metabolic profile, patients with high blood glucose level were 10(19.6%) while 3(5.9%), 50(98%) & 18(35.3%) patients had high cholesterol, low density lipoprotein & triglyceride levels, respectively.
Conclusion: Maximum number of patients were in sixth decade of life. Up to three fourth patients had family history of diabetes. Most of the subjects had only diabetic nephropathy. Maximum patients had high low density lipoprotein level.
KEY WORDS:
Diabetes mellitus, Dialysis, ESRD, Diabetic nephropathy.Pak J Med Sci January - March 2010 Vol. 26 No. 1 82-87
How to cite this article:
Gazzaz ZJ, Dhafar KO, Tashkandi MA, Farooq MU. Clinical profile of haemodialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy leading to end stage renal disease. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(1):82-87
1. Zohair Jamil Gazzaz; MBChB, PhD
Consultant Diabetes
2. Khalid Obeid Dhafar; MBChb, FRCS, FACS
Consultant Surgeon
3. Muhammad Amin Tashkandi; MBChB, FCHARTZ
Consultant Nephrologist
4. Mian Usman Farooq; MBBS, MSc
Medical Research Officer
1-4: Al-Noor Specialist Hospital,
Makkah, Saudi Arabia.Correspondence:
Zohair Jamil Gazzaz,
Postgraduate Training, Studies & Research Centre,
Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 6251,
Holy Makkah, Saudi Arabia
E-mail: hrd_alnoor@yahoo.com
* Received For Publication: September 14, 2009
* Revision Received: November 18, 2009
* Revision Accepted: November 22nd 2009
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