Nephrotic Syndrome: What Increases Your Risk
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What Increases Your Risk
Diabetes is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults in the United States. About one-third of children who develop nephrotic syndrome have diabetes.
You also have an increased risk of developing nephrotic syndrome if you have a disease that results in an impaired immune system, such as AIDS or lupus.
Nephrotic syndrome is a relatively rare disease that can occur at any age. In the United States, it affects between 2 and 7 people out of 100,000 each year. Children most commonly affected are between the ages of 18 months and 8 years. Boys are affected more often than girls.1
| Last updated: | June 13, 2007 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, D.C. Mendelssohn, MD, FRCPC - Nephrology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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