Applying logistic regression to predict diabetic nephropathy based on some clinical and paraclinical characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients

Today, the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing rapidly on global. This disease is shown with many complications that significantly affect public health. One of them is kidney complications, which have a high incidence among diabetic patients in Vietnam (25.6- 33.1%). Age, history of hypertension, and dyslipidemia are considered to be the main risk factors for diabetic nephropathy.