The prevalence and incidence of and risk factors for, micro-albuminuria among urban Africans with type 1 diabetes in South Africa: An inter-ethnic study

Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in sub-Saharan Africans is rare and is associated with high mortality from nephropathy. We studied the prevalence and potential risk factors for microalbuminuria (MA) in African and in age-of-onset matched white patients with T1DM. Risk factors for MA were evaluated prospectively in an African cohort. 68 African and 134 white patients, age at diagnosis 10–40 years, duration of diabetes > 2 years, were evaluated for MA; 48...