Microalbuminuria in Thai essential hypertensive patients.
Essential hypertensive patients (176 males and 329 females), aged 58.0+/-11.2 years were enrolled in a cross-sectional study conducted from February to March 2006 to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients attending the Outpatient Department of Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Macroalbuminuria was detected in 11 (2.2%) patients and microalbuminuria in 94 (18.6%) patients. Only male aged>or=45 years or female aged>or=55 years correlated significantly with a high occurrence of microalbuminuria, while calcium channel blocker and statin users were protected against microalbuminuria. The presence of microalbuminuria was not associated with age>or=60 years, male gender, current/previous smokers, hypertension duration>or=10 years, lack of blood pressure normalization, metabolic syndrome, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, and multi-drug use. Risk factor recognition for microalbuminuria will enable physicians to identify cases that should be screened for microalbuminuria.
Buranakitjaroen
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Division of Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. sipbn@mahidol.ac.th
Phoojaroenchanachai
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Saravich
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013785:Thailand
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents