Diacomp: Early Intervention of Diabetes Complications in the PIMA
The Pima people (an Arizona American Indian tribe) have higher rates and earlier onset of Type 2 diabetes. With our longtime collaborator, NIDDK Chronic Kidney Disease Section Chief Dr. Robert Nelson, we looked at the association of metabolic risk factors and diabetes complications over time. Lead Statistician Dr. Ryan Reynolds what we found regarding how metabolic risk factor levels were associated with progression of diabetic complications and why early intervention is necessary.