ABSTRACT

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most common cardiovascular disorders. Benign arteriolar nephrosclerosis seen in hypertensive patients (blood pressure more than 140/90 mm Hg) for an extended period may manifest as a mild to moderate elevation of serum creatinine, microscopic haematuria and/or microalbuminuria. Objective: To determine the frequency of microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital. Setting: Department of Medicine, Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad Duration: Six months started from 07-04-2018 to 06-10-2018 Study Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study Subjects and methods: All patientsage 20-70 years of either gender having hypertension for at least 2 years were included. A 24 hours urine was collected and send to the institutional laboratory for albumin. Presence of 30-300mg of albumin was considered as Microalbuminuria Results: Mean age of the patients was 62.97 ±9.68 years. There were 52 (47.30%) males and 58 (52.70%) females. Mean weight, height and BMI of the patients was 60.21 ±5.14kg, 1.54±0.06 m and 27.12 ±5.17kg/m2 BMI. Rural residence was found to be higher (n=74, 67.3%) as compared to urban (36, 32.7%). Frequency of microalbuminuria was observed in 31 (28.2%) patients. Conclusion: The frequency of microalbuminuria was found higher in hypertensive patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital. Keywords: Microalbuminuria, Frequency, Hypertensive patients
Publication date: 01/04/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.4.5032