Prates Mariana Louzada, Cotta Rosângela Minardi Mitre, Ferreira Emily de Souza, Silva Luciana Saraiva da, Costa Glauce Dias da, Moreira Tiago Ricardo2, Borges Luíza Delazari, Dias Heloísa Helena, Comini Luma de Oliveira, Oliveira Laura Camargo, Batistelli Clara Regina Santos, Cupertino Giovane de Lelis, Machado Juliana Costa, Silva Eunice Ferreira and Cavalier Samantha Bicalho de Oliveira
The objective was to evaluate the factors associated with urinary albumin excretion (UAE) in non-diabetic hypertension (AH) patients in the context of Primary Health Care (PHC). The parameters investigated were per capita salt consumption, lipid and hematimetric profile, waist circumference and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) compared in individuals with microalbuminuria (MA) and without MA. BackWard multiple linear regression analysis was performed to estimate the influence of the analyzed variables on UAE. The prevalence of microalbuminuria was 21.9%, the mean GFR using the CKP-EPI formula was 65.04 and 60.89 mL/min/1.73m², respectively, among the groups without MA and with MA. Waist circumference and serum creatinine contributed in the explanation of 63.5% in the variation of excreted levels. The patients with AH with MA presented lower GFR, suggesting possible progression to renal disease. Screening for MA should be a frequent practice in PHC, especially in patients with H