OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the factors related to renal impairment in
patients with
diabetic kidney disease (DKD) from the perspective of integrated
Chinese and Western
medicine.@*
METHODS@#Totally 492
patients with DKD in 8
Chinese hospitals from October 2017 to July 2019 were included. According to
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) staging guidelines,
patients were divided into a
chronic kidney disease (CKD) 1-3 group and a CKD 4-5 group. Clinical data were collected, and
logistic regression was used to analyze the factors related to different CKD stages in DKD
patients.@*RESULTS@#Demographically,
male was a factor related to increased CKD staging in
patients with DKD (OR=3.100, P=0.002). In clinical characteristics,
course of diabetes >60 months (OR=3.562, P=0.010),
anemia (OR=4.176, P<0.001),
hyperuricemia (OR=3.352, P<0.001), massive
albuminuria (OR=4.058, P=0.002),
atherosclerosis (OR=2.153, P=0.007) and
blood deficiency syndrome (OR=1.945, P=0.020) were factors related to increased CKD staging in
patients with DKD.@*CONCLUSIONS@#
Male,
course of diabetes >60 months,
anemia,
hyperuricemia, massive
proteinuria,
atherosclerosis, and
blood deficiency syndrome might indicate more severe degree of renal function damage in
patients with DKD. (Registration No. NCT03865914).