WCN25-2220 PROPORTION OF RAPID PROGRESSION OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY AND THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN SOUTH INDIA

Diabetic kidney disease has become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries.Though there are many studies from western population regarding diabetic kidney disease , its progression and the factors influencing it, there are not many studies from India regarding the same. The primary goal of this study was to estimate the frequency of rapid progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD),ie, GFR decline more than 10 ml/ min/1.73 m2/year among our population and to identify clinical, biochemical, and demographic indicators that may indicate an accelerated deterioration in renal function.