Abstract:Objective
Diabetic kidney disease is a microvascular complication of diabetes. Here, we assessed the association between skin microvascular function and renal hemodynamic function in a cohort of well‐phenotyped adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Methods
We included 81 overweight/obese adults (age: 62 ± 8 years; BMI: 32 ± 4 kg/m2) with well‐controlled T2D and no renal impairment. Skin microvascular function was assessed by nailfold capillary density in rest and after arterial occlusion (ie, peak capillary densi… Show more
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