Objectives: To assess renal complications and find out some related factors which associte with the complications of type 2 diabetes outpatients at Dong Hy medical center, including age, sex, HbA1c and fasting bood glucose.
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carry on 600 type 2 diabetic outpatients in Dong Hy Medical Center.
Results: Diabetics outpatients have different complications and renal complication has maximum rate (27.3%). 23.67% outpatient has kidney failure, mostly at stage I (14.83%) and II (5%). There is significant relationship between the level of fasting blood glucose (p < 0.001), HbA1c (p = 0,05) and renal complications. The older patient, the greater the incidence of kidney and other complications.
Conclusions: Renal complication of outpatients with type 2 diabetes was 27.3% and it has significant relationship between the level of fasting blood glucose and HbA1c with renal complication.
Key words: Kidney failure; creatinine; HbA1c; type 2 diabetes; renal complication
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