13 PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF MICROALBUMINURIA IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Journal Title: Indian journal of applied basic medical sciences - Year 2015, Vol 17, Issue 24
Abstract
Backgrounds & Objectives: Albuminuria is a well-known predictor of poor renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and in essential hypertension. Albuminuria has also been shown more recently to be a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes in these populations. This review discusses the measurement of albuminuria and the association between albuminuria and adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Methods: 1280 type 2 diabetic patients attending a diabetes centre in civil hospital campus, Ahmadabad were recruited for the study. Urinary albumin concentration was measured by immune turbodimetric assay. Microalbuminuria was diagnosed if the urinary albumin excretion was >30 mg/g of creatinine. Results : Overall prevalence of microalbuminuria was 36.3% (95% confidence interval 33.8 to 38.9). The microalbuminuric patients had significantly increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to normoalbuminuric subjects (p<0.01). The prevalence of microalbuminuria increased with the increase in duration of diabetes. Interpretation & Conclusion: The presence of albuminuria is a powerful predictor of renal and cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Physicians should measure urinary albumin excretion in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension routinely and be as aggressive in treating this modifiable risk factor as they do blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood glucose.
Authors and Affiliations
Janardan Bhatt, Dr. Ashok Goswami
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP250093
- DOI -
- Views 71
- Downloads 0
14 Non operative vs operative management of blunt hepatic injury: A Retrospective Study
The liver is one of the most frequently damaged organs and remains the most common cause of death following blunt abdominal trauma. During the last century, the management of blunt force trauma to the liver has changed f...
11 Study of Electrocardiographic changes with BMI in normal individuals
Objective: To study the electrocardiogram in asymptomatic obese young adults in the form of shift of the axis; voltage of the ECG complexes; P, QRS and T waves; PR and QT intervals; and ST segment and to assess the risk...
2 EARLY CLINICAL EXPOSURE AS A METHOD TO AUGMENT CONTEXT BASED LEARNING AMONG FIRST YEAR MBBS STUDENTS.
Abstract- Background First year in undergraduate medical education are hard for the academic success of medical students. Actually, during this period students have to learn only theoretical knowledge and no contact with...
2 PREVALENCE OF PREHYPERTENSION IN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OF JAMMU
ABSTRACT Background Prehypertension (PHT) leads to hypertension (HT) and is closely associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease risk (CVD). Prevalence of Prehypertension in medical professionals can giv...
18 A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF SINGLE DOSE ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY TO PREVENT SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS
Our study which was done to assess the effectiveness of a single dose of prophylactic antibiotic versus the traditional use of 7 days antibiotics has shown no significant difference in the wound infection rate in both th...