Prevalence of microalbuminuria in Saudi Arabians with XXXX : a clinic-based study.

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Prevalence of @entity2316 varies in different racial groups, being especially high in communities that have abandoned an active traditional living and embraced a modern but sedentary life-style. As a new and rapidly developing country, Saudi Arabia has witnessed impressive changes in socio-economic growth and development and concurrently, a disturbing trend in @entity2175 ( @entity2175 ). These observations therefore prompted us to investigate the prevalence of microalbuminuria among Saudi Arabians with @entity2175 . Two hundred and eleven @entity1 attending a large @entity6 Clinic in Riyadh were screened for microalbuminuria (30-300 mg/24 h). Twenty-seven subjects had clinical @entity644 (dipstick-positive) and were excluded, leaving 184 cases for analysis. Seventy-six subjects (76/184, 41.3%) had microalbuminuria. These subjects had higher fasting plasma @entity413 concentrations (P = 0.002) and greater body mass index (P = 0.049) than subjects with normal albumin excretion rate (< 30 mg/24 h). There were no significant differences between subjects with and without microalbuminuria with regards to fasting total plasma @entity165 and @entity1674 concentrations, frequency of @entity101 , duration of @entity6 or type of therapy for @entity6 . In multivariate analysis, glycaemia (P < 0.005) and years since diagnosis of @entity6 (P = 0.05) remained independently associated with albumin excretion rate. We conclude that microalbuminuria is exceedingly common in a clinic-based population of Saudi Arabians with @entity2175 and its presence is closely related to glycaemic control. Whether the prevalence of microalbuminuria is truly increased in the @entity6 population at large in Saudi Arabia must now await further population-based studies.
