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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2016

A look at risk factors of proteinuria in subjects without impaired renal filtration function in a general population in Owerri, Nigeria.

Ernest Ndukaife Anyabolu, Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye, Arthur Ebelenna Anyabolu, Okezie Enwere

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ernest Ndukaife AnyaboluDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, lmo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Nigeria.
Innocent Ijezie ChukwuonyeDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria.
Arthur Ebelenna AnyaboluDivision of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
Okezie EnwereDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, lmo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Nigeria.
Imo State University Teaching Hospital · NGNnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital · NG

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Abstract

introductionProteinuria is a common marker of kidney damage. This study aimed at determining predictors of proteinuria in subjects without impaired renal filtration function in Owerri, Nigeria.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study involving 136 subjects, consecutively drawn from Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, Nigeria. Relevant investigations were performed, including 24-hour urine protein (24HUP). Correlation and multivariate linear regression analysis were used to determine the association and strength of variables to predict proteinuria. Proteinuria was defined as 24HUP ≥0.300g and impaired renal filtration function as creatinine clearance (ClCr) <90mls/min. P<0.05 was taken as statistically significant.

resultsMean age of subjects was 38.58 ±11.79 years. Female/male ratio was 3:1. High 24-hour urine volume (24HUV) (p<0.001), high spot urine protein/creatinine ratio (SUPCR) (p<0.001), high 24-hour urine protein/creatinine ratio (24HUPCR) (p<0.001), high 24-hour urine protein/osmolality ratio (24HUPOR) (p<0.001), low 24-hour urine creatinine/osmolality ratio (24HUCOR) (p<0.001), and low spot urine protein/osmolality ratio (SUPOR) (p<0.001), predicted proteinuria in this study.

conclusionThe risk factors of proteinuria in subjects without impaired renal filtration function in Owerri, Nigeria, included 24HUV, SUPCR, 24HUPCR, 24HUPOR, 24HUCOR and SUPOR. Further research should explore the relationship between urine creatinine and urine osmolality, and how this relationship may affect progression of kidney damage, with or without impaired renal filtration function.

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