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The Relationship between Microalbuminuria and Glycemic Control in Haitian Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Zarini Gustavo G.,
Huffman Fatma G.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.932.4
Subject(s) - microalbuminuria , glycemic , medicine , logistic regression , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , urine , demography , endocrinology , blood pressure , sociology
The study examined the relationship between microalbuminuria (MAU) and glycemic control (GC) in 114 Haitian Americans (73 females and 41 males) with type 2 diabetes (T2D) from Miami‐Dade and Broward Counties, FL. MAU was determined in urine samples by ImmunoDip albumin test kit. HbA1c was measured from whole blood with the Roche Tina Quant method. Subjects were stratified into 2 groups according to HbA1c levels (≤7.0% and >7.0%). Analyses used SPSS and included descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis controlling for age, gender, BMI, and diabetes medication(s). Subjects with MAU had higher HbA1c levels (9.1±2.4) compared to those without MAU (7.8±2.2) (p=.007). Logistic regression analyses showed that subjects with poor GC were more likely to have MAU than those with good GC (OR=3.66, p= .010, 95 CI 1.36 to 9.81). After adjusting for covariates, subjects with poor GC were more likely to have MAU than subjects with good GC (OR=4.28, p= .005, 95 CI 1.54 to 11.9). The results of this study indicate that the likelihood of having MAU is higher when poor GC is present among Haitian Americans with T2D. Supported by a grant from NIH/NIDDK.