title: Microalbuminuria in non diabetic population as an marker of nephropathy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Years before the progression to diabetes mellitus type II patients can get by with a pre-diabetes called period. The pathogenesis involved pre-diabetes is insulin resistance Objective: This paper discusses the frequency of microalbuminuria in non-diabetic population, but with increased metabolic risk, and attempts to assess whether there is any correlation of microalbuminuria with data from glucose metabolism.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 132 nondiabetic patients who presented one or more risk factors for changes in glucose metabolism were included in the study: arterial hypertension; obesity; first-degree relatives with diabetes; individuals of Hispanic-American, Asian and African-American ethnicities; mothers of newborns who are large for gestational age (LGA) or who had gestational diabetes; serum measurements in fasting HDL cholesterol 250 mg/dL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed a frequency of abnormal microalbuminuria for the method in 16% of this population, and the presence of lower levels of HDL-cholesterol and creatinine clearance in this population. There was a positive correlation between microalbuminury and serum creatinine and uric acid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study suggests that microalbuminuria be evaluated as a marker of incipient nephropathy in non-diabetic population with increased metabolic risk.
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual - Francisco Morato de Oliveira, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Bitencourt
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011236:Prediabetic State; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose