Internal medicine

Retrospective cohort study

Prediabetes

Diabetes mellitus

Gastroenterology

Endocrinology

Renal function

Type 2 diabetes

Anemia

Hemoglobin

Medicine

Endocrine Practice

Anemia is a known complication of diabetes mellitus (DM); however, its prevalence and prognostic relevance in patients with DM and pre-DM with normal kidney function have not been well defined. This study assessed the prevalence of anemia in patients with DM and pre-DM and evaluated its association with clinical outcomes during a 4-year follow-up period.

Anemia in Patients With Diabetes and Prediabetes With Normal Kidney Function: Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes