Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in developed countries. OBJECTIVE: To observe if there was an increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) of CKD in the last 20 years and to analyze comparatively the survival on dialysis of diabetic and non-diabetic patients. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of patients kept on dialysis in the west region of Paraná State in the period between 19852005. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier Curves. RESULTS: In the period, 645 patients were admitted to dialysis. In 16.1% DM was the cause of the CKD. It was observed a progressive increase in the prevalence of DM as a cause of CKD. Patient survival was lower in diabetics. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of DM as a cause of CKD increased in the last 20 years in our region. The survival rates were lower in diabetic than in non-diabetic patients.
End-stage renal disease; Incidence; Diabetic nephropathy; Diabetes mellitus
