Diabetic Nephropathy: A Study of 35 Cases at the Prefectural Hospital of Siguiri, Guinea: Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects

This is a retrospective study, carried out in the General Medicine Department of the Siguiri Prefectural Hospital, between January 2022 and December 2023, based on the department's hospitalization records.Out of a total of 400 diabetic patients, 35 patients were selected as having diabetic nephropathy (ND).The data was analyzed with the pi Info software.The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy (ND) was 8.75%.The mean age of patients with ND was 48 10 years.The sex ratio for men to women was 2:1.The male sex was the most represented (62.86% of cases).Glycaemic imbalance (HbA1c > 8.0%) was observed in 70.5% (25) of patients with ND.Nephropathy in diabetic subjects was the cause of 44.9% ( 16) of all CKDs, it is the first cause of CKD in our study.Glycemic imbalance, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome were the main risk factors and progression of CKD reported in our hospital practice.