Analysis of metabolic indexes and other characteristics in patients with primary aldosteronism / 中国综合临床

ABSTRACT

Objective:To analyze the changes of metabolic indexes and other characteristics in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) and improve the understanding of PA.Methods:From January 2017 to August 2020, 91 PA patients who were clearly diagnosed and met the inclusion conditions in Tangshan workers Hospital, Hebei Medical University were selected as the observation object (PA group), and 112 patients diagnosed as essential hypertension (EH) in the same period were included as the control (EH group). A retrospective case-control study was conducted to compare the differences of blood glucose, blood lipid, homocysteine, blood potassium, creatinine, uric acid, aldosterone, renin, plasma aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR), blood pressure and waist circumference between the two groups. The measurement data of normal distribution were compared by independent sample t-test. The non normal distribution data are represented by M (Q 1, Q 3), and the rank sum test is used for inter group comparison. Comparison of counting data χ2 inspection. Logistic regression was used in multivariate analysis. Results:Univariate analysis showed that serum potassium, renin and ARR were (3.37±0.39) mmol/L, 1.61 (0.34, 7.23) ng/L and 96.85 (26.06, 506.10) in PA group and (3.91±0.59) mmol/L, 12.81 (1.90, 82.45) ng/L and 13.22 (1.06, 54.63) in EH group ( t=3.35, z=6.24, z=55.40, all P<0.001). In PA group, systolic blood pressure was (190.80±20.30) mmHg, diastolic blood pressure was (117.70±12.89) mmHg, waist circumference was (91.67±9.38) cm, and in EH group, systolic blood pressure was (177.01±12.89) mmHg, diastolic blood pressure was (101.39±9.34) mmHg, waist circumference was (86.59±9.07) cm. There were significant differences between the two groups ( t=5.88, 10.44, 3.90; all P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that waist circumference (OR=1.065, 95% CI 1.007-1.118, P<0.001), systolic blood pressure (OR=1.053, 95% CI 1.034-1.077, P<0.001), diastolic blood pressure (OR=1.054, 95% CI 1.031-1.077, P<0.001), and ARR (OR=1.170, 95% CI 1.115-1.228, P<0.001) were the risk factors for PA. Conclusion:Compared with essential hypertension, PA patients have higher blood pressure, ARR and waist circumference, lower blood potassium and renin levels. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, ARR and waist circumference are the risk factors of PA. Strengthening the screening and treatment of PA in high-risk groups is helpful to better avoid the risk of target organ damage.