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Microalbuminuria Associated With Diabetic Neuropathy DAVID S.H. BELL, MB CATHERINE H. KETCHUM, PHD C. ANDREW ROBINSON, PHD LYNNE E. WAGENKNECHT, DRPH BURSON T. WILLIAMS, MD
OBJECTIVE— To test the hypothesis that microalbuminuria may show an independent statistical association with diabetic neuropathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS— An observational study of a prospectively identified cohort was conducted at the University Medical Center. The cohort consisted of 78 consecutive diabetic patients who fulfilled the criteria of having diabetes for > 10 yr, a normal serum creatinine, urine negative for macroalbuminuria by a commonly used dipstick method, a blood glucose 10 yr without macroalbuminuria (urine positive for albumin by commonly used dipstick methods) and with normal serum creatinine, serum glucose
