title: The prevalence and risk factors of microalbuminuria in normoglycemic, normotensive adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microalbuminuria is a risk factor for renal and cardiovascular disease. Recent studies have established this important relationship in patients with diabetes or hypertension, yet few studies have shown this relationship in healthy subjects. The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence and the risk factors of microalbuminuria in normoglycemic, normotensive adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined the prevalence of microalbuminuria in the adults who voluntarily took part in a health examination program. As a cross-sectional study, we examined the risk factors of microalbuminuria in 4883 normoglycemic, normotensive healthy adults.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of microalbuminuria was 2.8% in the normoglycemic, normotensive group (n=4883), 10.1% in the hypertensive group (n=1250), 16.0% in the diabetes group (n=455) and 5.4% in the total subjects (n=6588). The systolic blood pressure, high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and insulin resistance were independently related with microalbuminuria on the logistic regression analysis. The odds ratio of microalbuminuria were 1.04 (1.02 - 1.05, 95% CI), 1.29 (1.10 - 1.51, 95% CI), and 1.83 (1.15 - 2.92, 95% CI), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These finding suggest that the systolic blood pressure, hsCRP and insulin resistance are the independent risk factors for microalbuminuria in normoglycemic, normotensive adults.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Cardiology, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D003404:Creatinine