[Kidney function and behavior of blood pressure in short-term diabetic patients. A follow-up study 1982-1986].

In 1982 there were increased creatinine values in 24.9 per cent (n = 344) of 1,380 investigated short-term diabetics of a closed territory. The course of disease of these 344 cases was followed in a follow-up-study. None of the patients had come to dialysis treatment. 32.3 per cent had died until 1986. In no case uremia caused the death. Hypertonias had a significant higher creatinine level than normotoniacs. The creatinine rise was on a higher level with the hypertoniacs. In 1982 the frequency of hypertension in the group of the died patients was with 65.8 per cent significant higher than in the group of the 1986 still living patients (32.9 per cent).