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Original Article
Microalbuminuria in children with urinary tract infection
Byung Ok Kwak, Sochung Chung, Kyo Sun Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(9):840-844.   Published online September 13, 2010
Purpose

Microalbuminuria is defined as increased urinary albumin excretion (30-300 mg/day) or microalbumin/creatinine ratio (30-300 mg/g) in a spot urine sample. Although microalbuminuria is a predictor of clinical nephropathy and cardiomyopathy, few studies have investigated microalbuminuria in children with urinary tract infection (UTI).

Methods

Therefore, we compared the spot urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio in pediatric UTI patients with that of control subjects. We investigated...

A study and the growth and the development of microvascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Young Ah Lee, Kyong-Ah Yun, Choong Ho Shin, Sei Won Yang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(2):190-197.   Published online February 15, 2007
Purpose : Reduced growth and microvascular complications have been recognized as consequences of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). We assessed the effect of T1DM on growth and factors associated with the development of microvascular complications. Methods : We conducted a retrospective longitudinal evaluation of 154 patients above 16 years of age. We analyzed factors which affect final height standard deviation scores...
Factors Related to the Development of Microalbuminuria in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Min Ho Jung, Pei Tai Wan, Choong Ho Shin, Sei Won Yang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(5):577-586.   Published online May 15, 2001
Purpose : We observed the prevalence rate of microalbuminuria(MA) and its relationship with the various clinical factors in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus(DM). Methods : Seventy two children and adolescents(26 males and 46 females, 17.1±3.0 years) were included. MA was defined as 24 hour urine microalbumin >30mg/day(20μg/min). Subjects were classified into three groups(normoalbuminuria, transient MA, or persistent MA)....
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