A Study on Microalbuminuria in Non-Diabetic Hypertensive Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Abstract

BACKGROUND Essential hypertension represents 90 – 95 % of all instances of hypertension. Microalbuminuria was observed to be related to increased chances of coronary artery disease even in patients already on treatment for hypertension. Microalbuminuria was identified with left ventricular hypertrophy recommending equal heart harm and albuminuria in hypertensive patients. However, the pervasiveness of hypertension is high in India, the connection between microalbuminuria and target organ damage in hypertension isn't well studied. This study intended to decide the extent of microalbuminuria in non-diabetic patients with essential hypertension and concentrate on the relationship of microalbuminuria with the worsening of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and hypertensive retinopathy (HRP). METHODS This was a hospital-based cross-sectional analysis conducted in a hospital from January 2019 to September 2019. Information was gathered from 93 patients fulfilling the consideration standards utilizing a formerly planned semi-structured questionnaire. Urine microalbumin level, echocardiography, ECG and fundus assessment were done. The study variables were recorded and dissected utilizing SPSS software. RESULTS The mean age of the group populace was 55 + 8.89 years. Microalbuminuria was present in 68 %. There was a measurably critical relationship between the age group studied and the predominance of microalbuminuria. There was a huge factual affiliation between the presence of microalbuminuria and LVH in hypertensive patients (P < 0.0001), with microalbuminuria and HRP (P < 0.0001) and with microalbuminuria and long-standing hypertensives (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The larger part of microalbuminuria positives was found disseminated among higher ages. There was a positive relationship among patients with microalbuminuria and LVH, with retinopathy in hypertensive patients, with grade 2 hypertension and with long-standing hypertensives. KEY WORDS Hypertension, Microalbuminuria, LVH, Hypertensive Retinopathy