Prevalence of Albuminuria in Children Living in a Rural Agricultural and Fishing Subsistence Community in Lake Chapala, Mexico.

The occurrence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) of unknown etiology in autochthonous child populations residing along the Lake Chapala lakeshore is endemic (Jalisco, México). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of albuminuria in the pediatric population and to measure the glomerular filtration rate in children with two positive albuminuria tests. Urinary albumin was measured in 394 children.

[Prevalence of sexual function alterations in mexican subjects with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a High-Specialty Medical Unit].

Objective: To determine the prevalence of sexual function alterations in Mexican subjects with diabetes mellitus (DM) attended in a highly specialized medical unit.

Material And Methods: Sociodemographic variables were evaluated, and the DM, male and female sexual function with an ad hoc questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Index or International Index of Erectile Function. Data were processed using the SPSS statistical analysis program version 19.