Samir Ahid

Les facteurs de progression de la néphropathie diabétique : prise en charge et évolution

UNLABELLED The diabetic nephropathy is among the first causes of end stage renal disease worldwide. However, the diabetics are often lately refered to the nephrologists. The goal of our study is to determine the stage of the diabetic nephropathy, its risk factors and to appreciate its evolution after a nephrology management in Morocco. METHODS Prospective study including 728 patients diabetic type 2 addressed for a nephrologic follow up between January 2000 and December 2007. We evaluated the stage of diabetic nephropathy by the dosage of the urinary albumin excretion of 24 hours and the estimation of the renal function by the creatinine clearance. Four stages have been distinguished: negative microalbuminuria, positive microalbuminuria, macroalbuminuria and renal failure. After the instauration of the measures of nephroprotection, we appreciated the evolution of this diabetic nephropathy after a minimum follow-up of six months. RESULTS The mean age of our patients was of 61,8 years. At the first consultation, 68,9% of patients had a renal failure. The diabetes duration was of 13,8 years. The unbalanced diabetes was noted at 68,7% of the patients. The risk factors of the renal failure were age, systolic arterial tension, retinopathy diabetic and anemia. After a mean follow-up of 22,4 months, the urinary albumin excretion became negative in 42,6% of the patients. The deterioration of the renal function was slow (creatinine clearance: 52,2ml versus 45,5ml/min/1,73m(2)). CONCLUSION The majority of our patients had renal failure at the first consultation, showing the late referal of the diabetics to the nephrologists, complicating their management. The early screening would permit to assure the nephroprotection.

Factors associated with asthma control: MOSAR study (Multicenter Observational Study of Asthma in Rabat-Morocco)

BackgroundThe purpose of the study is to describe the profile of patients with asthma and to identify the signifiant risks and the protective factors associated with asthma control.MethodsA prospective epidemiological study was conducted in three hospitals of Rabat-Morocco and included 396 patients with asthma. Differences in characteristics across the levels of asthma control were compared by the one-way analysis of variance for continuous variables, and chi-square test was used for categorical variables. The risk and protective factors associated with the asthma control levels were determined by Proportional Odds Model (POM) for bivariate and multivariate ordinal logistic regression, also expressed as Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI).ResultsFrom 7440 patients screened by 28 physicians, 396 were included in study. 53% of the particiants sufferd controlled, 18% had partly controlled and 29% had uncontrolled asthma symptoms. A multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis showed that having respiratory infections (AOR = 5.71), suffering from concomitant diseases (AOR = 3.36) and being allergic to animals (AOR = 2.76) were positively associated with poor control of asthma. However, adherence to treatement (AOR = 0.07), possession of health insurance (AOR = 0.41) and having more than 2 children (AOR = 0.47) were associated with good asthma control.ConclusionThe study established a clinical-epidemiological profile of asthmatic patients in Rabat region in Morocco. By ordinal logistic regression we found that 6 factors - respiratory infections, concomitant diseases, animals allergy, adherence to treatment, health insurance and having more than two children – were associated with asthma control.

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Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Pharmacoeconomics Pharmacoepidemiology Research Team, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research, and Epidemiology. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco