Predictors for the development of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria in patients with type 1 diabetes: inception cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate baseline predictors for the development of persistent microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria prospectively in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Design: Prospective observational study of an inception cohort.

Setting: Outpatient diabetic clinic in a tertiary referral centre, Gentofte, Denmark.