Prevalence of pathological urine findings in spontaneous office-based samples of type 2 diabetes patients with and without CKD

Background, material and methods: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common complication in type 2 diabetes (T2D). CKD and T2D are associated with an increased risk for urinary tract infections. In a prospective, nation-wide German survey prevalence of CKD in patients with T2D was evaluated. 245 primary care sites recruited 2541 patients. Pathological urine findings (PUF: leucocytes, nitrite, erythrocytes, haemoglobin [Hb]) were evaluated office-based by dipstick. Serum creatinine, urine albumin-creatinine-ratio (UACR), eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) were assessed centrally. Results: Of 2531 individuals, PUF was present i…