Aimed to investigate the association of fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR) with DKD type 2 and to prove its possible role as a novel biomarker to predict and prevent DKD progression.
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most prevalent chronic kidney disease. Around 3540% of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) will go on to develop DKD. DKD is characterized by albuminuria and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), both of which are independent risk factors for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), cardiovascular events, and death. DKD accounts for a significant increase in mortality among diabetic patients and is a grave threat to their clinical outcome. Inflammation plays a major role in the development of DKD. Serum fibrinogen (FIB) is a biomarker of coagulation and inflammation. Elevated serum FIB is an independent risk factor of DKD progression to ESKD in patients with T2DM. Albumin (ALB) has anti-inflammatory functions and antioxidant properties. Hypoalbuminemia is associated with a poorer renal prognosis in patients with T2DM and DKD. Fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR) is a more significant prognostic marker than each single marker itself in cancer study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
The association of fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR) with DKD type 2.
investigate the association of fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR) with DKD type 2.
Time frame: baseline
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