What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify factors associated with microalbuminuria and urinary albumin excretion in Chinese hypertensive patients.

February 10, 2015International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOpen Access

Body Mass Index (BMI) Is Associated with Microalbuminuria in Chinese Hypertensive Patients

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Why the study?

Is body mass index associated with microalbuminuria in Chinese hypertensive patients?

Population

944 hypertensive patients from Southern China

Comparison

Body mass index (BMI) / Obesity (BMI ≥28 kg/m²) vs Normal weight and overweight

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

XLXinyu LiuSouthwest University YLYu LiuNanchang University YCYouming ChenShanghai Jiao Tong University

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Implication

May inform weight management in Chinese hypertensives; hypothesis-generating and requires longitudinal confirmation.

Key Points

To identify factors associated with microalbuminuria and urinary albumin excretion in Chinese hypertensive patients.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey enrolling N=944 hypertensive patients in Southern China.
Performed multivariate regression analyses evaluating clinical variables, including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, while adjusting for diabetes and renin-angiotensin system inhibitor therapy.
The prevalence of microalbuminuria was 17.16% in all hypertensive patients and 15.25% in non-diabetic hypertensive patients.
BMI, but not waist circumference, was independently associated with microalbuminuria and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) across multiple regression models.
Patients with obesity (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m²) exhibited significantly higher ACR levels compared to those who were normal weight (BMI < 24 kg/m²) or overweight (24 kg/m² ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m²).

Structured PICO

Is body mass index associated with microalbuminuria in Chinese hypertensive patients?

Population

944 hypertensive patients from Southern China

Intervention

Body mass index (BMI) / Obesity (BMI ≥28 kg/m²)

Comparator

Normal weight (BMI <24 kg/m²) and overweight (24 kg/m² ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m²)

Outcome

Presence of microalbuminuria and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR)surrogate

Body mass index is independently associated with microalbuminuria in Chinese hypertensive patients, highlighting the potential importance of weight management for renal protection in this population.

Cite This Study

Liu et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7a744002ab7a73dd02ecf4 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201998

Topics

Hypertension management

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Body Mass Index (BMI) Is Associated with Microalbuminuria in Chinese Hypertensive Patients

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