Association of dietary fat composition with kidney function decline in patients with type 2 diabetes

Background Chronic kidney disease is a major microvascular complication of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and may affect about one third of the patients. Based on the evidence that a proportion of patients may have reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) without increased albuminuria, it is recommended to evaluate both parameters. Furthermore, both of them are considered prognostic factors of renal and cardiovascular mortality. Hence, the evaluation of the possible association between dietary fat content and renal dysfunction assessed by GFR is also relevant.