Renal cortical stiffness is markedly increased in pre-diabetes mellitus and associated with albuminuria.

CONCLUSION: CS values are significantly higher in patients with impaired glucose metabolism. We recommend CS measurement as part of routine screening of nephropathy in patients with pre-DM and newly diagnosed Type II DM. PMID: 31197376 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research