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01-12-2022 | Albuminuria | Research
Low-grade albuminuria and its relationship with cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive and diabetic patients in primary health care
Authors:
Ramon Augusto Ferreira de Souza, Eunice Ferreira da Silva, Deíse Moura de Oliveira, Renata Maria Colodette, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta, Luciana Saraiva da Silva, Tiago Ricardo Moreira
Published in:
BMC Nephrology
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Issue 1/2022
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Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the presence of LGA and the relationship with the 10-year risk of a cardiovascular event in hypertensive and diabetic patients in Primary Health Care.
Study design
The study design used is cross-sectional.
Methods
This study was based on the application of questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, and laboratory tests carried out from August 2017 to April 2018. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the odds ratio of the explanatory variables in relation to the highest tercile of LGA. The Framingham risk score was used to assess the 10-year risk of cardiovascular event. The comparison of this score with the LGA terciles was analyzed using ANOVA.
Results
An increase in the 10-year risk of cardiovascular event score was observed with an increasing LGA tercile, and this pattern prevailed after adjusting for confounding variables.
Conclusion
An association between LGA and the 10-year risk of cardiovascular event was observed in a representative sample of hypertensive and diabetic patients.