[Prevalence of occult chronic kidney disease and associated variables in a population of patients with type 2 diabetes].

Background And Objective: To determine the prevalence of occult chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the associated clinical variables in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2).

Patients And Method: Observational, laboratory and cross-sectional study of patients with DM-2 from primary care settings. Demographic and anthropometric data, previous illnesses and measures of cardiovascular risk and kidney function were collected from electronic medical records.

Comparative analysis of mortality in patients with Alzheimer's disease treated with donepezil or galantamine.

Background: few studies have analysed the effect of the long-term use of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) on mortality.

Objective: to compare the long-term effects of galantamine and donepezil treatment on the mortality rate in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients.

Design: a retrospective cohort study.

[Cost relation between severity of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive and functional impairment].

Background And Objective: This study aims to identify the relationship between costs of medical and social attention in patients with dementia of Alzheimer disease (AD) type and clinical and sociodemographic data of patients and their caregivers.

Patients And Method: It was an analytic observational study in a cohort of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease who received ambulatory attention. Information about the use of health-related resources was collected and costs were estimated from a societal perspective.