Associations of renal vascular resistance with XXXX in adolescents and young adults.

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BACKGROUND: Renal vascular resistance [ @entity3013 ( @entity3013 )] has been associated with @entity633 in @entity1 with @entity164 2 @entity6 . We studied the correlations between renal artery @entity3013 and urinary albumin excretion in adolescents and young adults. METHODS: From May 2006 through September 2008, we established a cohort of adolescents and young adults based on previous history of elevated blood pressure (EBP) or normal blood pressure in childhood. This cohort was selected from the 1992-2000 nationwide mass urine screening of school @entity1 aged 6-18 years in Taiwan. From October through December 2008, we called back these adolescents and young adults living in Taipei to participate in a @entity8 study. Linear mixed regression models were applied to study the correlation between renal artery @entity3013 and urinary albumin excretion after controlling for cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. RESULTS: Of the 147 subjects enrolled in this study, 67 had macroalbuminuria, 36 had microalbuminuria and 44 had normoalbuminuria. Except for high-density lipoprotein @entity165 , most CV risk factors did not differ significantly among these three groups. Mean @entity3013 were similar for the three groups. Neither log (urinary albumin concentration) nor log (urinary albumin: @entity1011 ratio) correlated with @entity3013 . Step-wise linear mixed regression models showed that @entity3013 was significantly associated only with male gender and diastolic blood pressure, but not with urinary albumin excretion or EBP in childhood. CONCLUSION: Renal artery @entity3013 is not associated with urinary albumin excretion in nondiabetic adolescents and young adults.
