Key result
Unspecified factor linked to ~22% lower microalbuminuria risk in Tibetan adults with HAPH.
Why the study?
Chronic hypoxia has been suggested to underlie the higher prevalence of microalbuminuria in high-altitude residents, but risk factors in Tibetans with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension remained to be explored.
Cross-Sectional
No
This study identifies an unspecified factor associated with microalbuminuria in adult Tibetan patients with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension.
Association with microalbuminuria in this cohort is hypothesis-generating; prospective studies needed before clinical consideration.
Background: It has been suggested that chronic hypoxia underlies the higher prevalence of microalbuminuria in high-altitude residents than in sea-level dwellers. This study explored the risk factors for microalbuminuria in Tibetans with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH). Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study included adult patients with HAPH admitted to the People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region between November 2018 and August 2019. Results: (OR = 0.78; 95% CI: 0.63-0.97; P=0.02) were independently associated with microalbuminuria. Conclusions: were independently associated with microalbuminuria in adult Tibetan patients with HAPH.
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Yuan et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in High-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH). An unspecified factor was independently associated with microalbuminuria in adult Tibetan patients with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (OR 0.78; 95% CI 0.63-0.97; P=0.02).
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