Frequency of microalbuminuria in patients with metabolic syndrome

Background: micoralbuminuria is an early marker of chronic kidney disease (ckd) and vascular dysfunction,and is associated with a higher risk of renal function loss,cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. microalbuminuria is relatively common in patients with metabolic disorders,such as type 2 diabetes mellitus,and has been incorporated into definition of the metabolic syndrome of who.aim: to determine the frequency of microalbuminuria in patients with metabolic syndrome presenting in a tertiary care hospital.study design: cross sectional study.duration of study: six months from: june 2013 to december 2013.setting: all the medical wards of mayo hospital lahore.results: in our study,72(43.64%) were between 30-50 years,and 93(56.36%) were between 51-80 years of age,mean+sd was calculated as 50.95±11.31 years,57(34.55%) were male and 108(65.45%) were females,frequency of microalbuminuria in patients with metabolic syndrome was recorded in 43(26.06%) while 122(73.94%) had no findings of the morbidity.conclusion: the frequency of microalbuminuria is higher and in accordance with other studies among patients with metabolic syndrome. it is significantly prevalent in female gender as compare to male. © 2014 pakistan journal of medical and health sciences. all rights reserved.