[Atherosclerosis risk factors among patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 diagnosed during hospitalisation due to other diseases in the year 2004].

In the year 2004 there were 2515 patients hospitalysed in the Internal Diseases Department in Dabrowa Tarnowska. In this group 670 of persons suffered from diabetes mellitus t 2. In more than 62 patients the diabetes was detected coincidentally during hospitalization on account of other diseases. Analysed was the occurrence of other risk factors of artherosclerosis in this group, such as: age, sex, hypertension (mild in 17.7%, moderate in 29.1% and severe in 33.9% of patients), obesity (45%), high serum level of cholesterol (200-250 mg% in 45 % and >250 mg% in 24% of patients), BMI indicator (>30 in 40% of subjects), serum level of creatinine (>1.2 mg% in 35.5%), presence of microalbuminuria (30-300 mg/24h in 29%) and proteinuria (17.7%).