Research Article
Prevalence of Microalbuminuria in Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Study variables in association with microalbuminuria.
| | Variable | Abnormal ACR
N = 18 (25%) | Normal ACR
N = 54 (75%) | value | value | | No (%) | No (%) |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 10 (28.6) | 25 (71.4) | 0.463 | 0.496 | | Female | 8 (21.6) | 29 (78.4) | | Age (years) | | | | | | <30 | 9 (26.5) | 25 (73.5) | 0.074 | 0.785 | | ≥30 | 9 (23.7) | 29 (76.3) | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | | <25 | 10 (26.3) | 28 (73.7) | 0.074 | 0.785 | | ≥25 | 8 (23.5) | 26 (76.5) | | SBP (mm Hg) | | | | | | <120 | 9 (21.4) | 33 (78.6) | 0.686 | 0.408 | | ≥120 | 9 (30) | 21 (70) | | DBP (mm Hg) | | | | | | <80 | 14 (22.6) | 48 (77.4) | 1.394 | 0.238 | | ≥80 | 4 (40) | 6 (60) | | Pain crisis | | | | | | <2 | 9 (20.9) | 34 (79.1) | 0.943 | 0.331 | | ≥2 | 9 (31) | 20 (69) | | Hb (gm/dL) | | | | | | <10 | 7 (31.8) | 15 (68.2) | 0.785 | 0.375 | | ≥10 | 11 (22) | 39 (78) | | eGFR (ml/min) | | | | | | <100 | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) | 0.889 | 0.346 | | ≥100 | 12 (22.2) | 42 (77.8) |
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ACR: albumin/creatinine ratio; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Hb: hemoglobin; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.
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