Importance of serum phosphate in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus
Vaia D. Raikou, Despina Kyriaki, Sotiris Gavriil
Abstract
BACKGROUND: non-diabetes mellitus (non-DM) in relation to renal function. AIM: To determine the association between serum P and serum glucose or insulin resistance in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. METHODS: One hundred-ten subjects with a mean age of 69.02 ± 14.3 years were enrolled. Twenty-nine of the participants had type 2 DM (26.4%). The incidence of hypertension, smoking and receiving vitamin D (vitD) derivates were recorded. The participants were classified by both estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria categories according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes 2012 criteria. RESULTS: = 0.04, respectively). The adjusted model showed that older age, female gender and increased body mass index were significant predictors of type 2 DM when entering the covariates. CONCLUSION: High serum P contributes to vascular and metabolic disturbances in elderly patients with type 2 DM and renal impairment.