Contents I. Introduction
Diabetes and its complications are a health concern in developed countries due to enormous socioeconomic and health-care burden involved by these pathologies [1]. Diabetes is now the most common cause of progressive kidney failure leading to dialysis or transplantation [2]. Kidney failure in diabetic nephropathy worsens quality of life for patients. Slowing disease progression is a desirable solution and can be achieved by analyzing the risk factors. Analysis of risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is difficult because, in this case, the diagnosis can be made by several criteria.
