P0121KIDNEY BIOPSY FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract Background and Aims The aim of the study is to evaluate kidney biopsy findings other than renal diabetic changes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Method Diabetic patients with kidney biopsy between January 2003 and January 2020 were enrolled to the study. Kidney biopsy was performed to patients with suspicion of kidney disease other than diabetic nephropathy. The suspicious cases were patients without diabetic retinopathy, diabetes mellitus history less than 5 years, creatinine increase faster than expected course and hematuria. Demographic features, biopsy finding were all noted. Results Totally, 135 patients’ data were evaluated in which 54.1% was male. Demographic characteristics of the patients and laboratory data are given in Table 1. Mean age was 55.4±11 years and mean diabetes duration was 6.9±6.3 years. Mean duration of diabetes was 5.3±5.5 years in patients with nondiabetic nephropathy whereas it was 10.2±6.4 and 11.2±7.6 years in patients with diabetic and/or nondiabetic pathologies respectively (p