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Renal size and function in diabetic nephropathy.

M M Avram1, H Hurtado

  • 1Division of Nephrology, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.

Nephron
|January 1, 1989
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In diabetics, kidney size decreases as kidney function declines, with larger kidneys more common in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) than non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). This finding clarifies the structure-function relationship in diabetic kidney disease.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Endocrinology
  • Diabetology

Background:

  • The relationship between renal structure (size) and function (filtration) in diabetic kidney disease is not well-established.
  • Previous literature lacks a precise correlation between kidney size and function in diabetic patients.
  • Diabetic nephropathy is a major complication of diabetes mellitus, affecting renal structure and function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between renal size and renal function in diabetic patients with varying degrees of renal failure.
  • To determine if kidney size correlates with serum creatinine levels and mean blood pressure in diabetics.
  • To compare renal size between insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) groups.

Main Methods:

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  • Retrospective analysis of 26 diabetic patients with varying renal failure.
  • Ascertainment of patient demographics, serum creatinine, renal size (length), and mean blood pressure.
  • Exclusion of patients with polycystic kidney disease.
  • Group division based on insulin and ketone status (IDDM vs. NIDDM).

Main Results:

  • Mean kidney length was inversely correlated with serum creatinine levels (p < 0.05).
  • No significant correlation was found between mean renal length and mean blood pressure (p > 0.05).
  • A significantly higher proportion of larger kidneys (≥11 cm) was observed in the IDDM group compared to the NIDDM group (p < 0.0001).

Conclusions:

  • An inverse correlation exists between kidney length and serum creatinine in diabetic patients.
  • Kidney size in diabetics is not significantly correlated with blood pressure.
  • Larger kidneys are more prevalent in IDDM patients than NIDDM patients, independent of age and blood pressure.