ALBUMINURIA AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Anuraj Anu; Bhuneshwar Yadav; Anuradha B. Patil

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

ALBUMINURIA AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Anuraj Anu, Bhuneshwar Yadav, Anuradha B. Patil

Abstract :

Hypertension is a medical condition in which blood pressure in the arteries is persistently increased. There are several etiological factors which increase BP in which genetic pre–disposition is one of them. The main purpose of this study is to find out the association of albuminuria in normotensive 1^st degree relatives of hypertension and normotensive. The study subject include all 200 student of MBBS 1^st year of batch 2017–18, which is divided into 4 groups, group I (without family history of hypertension in both father and mother), group II (with family history of hypertension in both), group III (with family history in father) & group (with family history in mother). Data was expressed in mean � SD & analysed by one way ANOVA. The mean value of albuminuria of these group were 12.93 mg/l, 15.99mg/l, 15.58 mg/l & 13.89 mg/l for group I, II, III & IV respectively. It shows mean urinary albumin is higher in group II, III & IV than group I. The P–value by comp� group I to group II, III & IV was 0.39, 0.18 & 0.07 respectively. Hence it is concluded that the association of albuminuria with family history of hypertension in 1^st degree relatives are statistically insignificant