Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patterns of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence demonstrates increasing prevalence of normoalbuminuric chronic kidney disease (NA-CKD) in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D), while proportion of albuminuric pattern is decreasing. AIMS: To determine the clinical and laboratory parameters associated with different patterns of CKD in patients with T2D. METHODS: This observational, single-center, cross-sectional study included 360 patients with T2D duration ≥10 years. Patients with urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 were classified as no-CKD group (n=89). Patients with UACR 1 (p=0.01) and HbA1c levels >8% (p=0.005). The duration of T2D ≥15 years (p=0.01) and the use of dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (p=0.01) were associated with A-CKD+. In T2D groups, the urinary excretion of nephrin and podocin was increased (all p<0.001), more markedly in albuminuric individuals (p<0.01 vs. NA-CKD). WFDC-2 excretion was increased in men from all diabetic groups (p<0.05) and in women with decreased eGFR only (p<0.05 vs. the control and NA-CKD). CONCLUSIONS: The CKD patterns in T2D are heterogeneous according to their clinical and laboratory characteristics. The changes in the excretion of nephrin and podocin indicate the association of albuminuric patterns with podocyte injury. A decrease in eGFR in women with T2D is associated with an increase in urinary excretion of WFDC-2, tubulointerstitial fibrosis marker.