Over-representation of diabetic patients with renal anaemia in the primary care setting

摘要

Aims. Anaemia is a complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD); the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) have defined renal anaemia as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 and haemoglobin (HB) 11.0 g/dl. The purpose of this study was to see if diabetic patients have a higher prevalence in primary care of this new anaemia definition. Furthermore, we wished to determine whether diabetic patients were over-represented above HB 11.0 g/dl, which may lead to developing renal anaemia.