@article{Asif_Anwar_Sarwar_2022, title={Evaluation of Levels of Urea and Creatinine, Comorbidity and Socioeconomic Status in Diabetic Patients: Urea/Creatinine, Comorbidity & Socioeconomic Status in Diabetic Patients}, volume={5}, url={https://pakistanbmj.com/journal/index.php/pbmj/article/view/828}, DOI={10.54393/pbmj.v5i12.828}, abstractNote={<p>Nephropathy occurs in 10±40% of patients who have Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus [1±3]. The development of diabetic nephropathy cannot be explained by poor glycaemic control alone.<strong> Objectives: </strong>To determine the frequency, association of diabetes with gender, correlation of diabetes duration with urea and creatinine, co morbidity, socioeconomic status renal disease in diabetic patients. <strong>Methods:</strong> The study was carried out in Mayo Hospital. A total of 100 patients were included in this study from 1<sup>st</sup> November 2019 to 31<sup>st</sup> January 2020. Blood samples were collected from diabetic people for chemical analysis to determine the protein and Urea Creatinine Ratio (UCR). RFTs was done to calculate the urea/creatinine values and their ratios. Statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS software version 13. <strong>Results:</strong> The ratio of male and female diabetic patients was 60:40. Mean age of male diabetic patients was 53.67 years and of female diabetic patients was 50.42 years. Frequency of renal diseases in diabetic patients was 55%. A significant p-value was obtained from the correlation of duration of diabetes (yrs) with urea and creatinine (mg%). Frequency of co-morbidity in all diabetic patients was measured and the highest frequency was of heart diseases. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> We conclude that diabetes is the single main and leading cause of renal diseases. It is clear that diabetic kidney disease is becoming a problem in Pakistan. As long as the duration of diabetes increases there will be more chances of renal disease so the proper diagnose at time and management is very necessary.</p>}, number={12}, journal={Pakistan BioMedical Journal}, author={Asif, Hina and Anwar, Tehreem and Sarwar, Sadia}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={07–11} }