Correlation between level of microalbuminuria and severity of coronary artery disease in coronary heart disease patients combined with diabetes / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the correlation between the level of microalbuminuria and severity of coronary artery disease in elderly coronary heart disease(CHD)patients combined with diabetes.Methods A total of 176 elderly CHD patients combined with diabetes were enrolled and prospectively studied.They were randomized into observation group(n=98)with microalbuminuria and the control group(n=78)with normoalbuminuria.The correlation between level of microalbuminuria and Gensini score was analyzed.Results The level of microalbuminuria and Gensini score were higher in observation group than in control group (P ＜ 0.05).There were statistically significant differences in level of microalbunminuria(F =9.87,P =0.013) and in Gensini score (F =9.07,P =0.015)among patients with single-,double-and triple-vessel disease.There was a positive correlation between levels of microalbuminuria and Gensini scores in CHD patients with type 2 diabetes(r =0.68,P＜0.01).Conclusions The level of microalbuminuria is positively correlated with the severity of coronary artery disease in elderly CHD patients with type 2 diabetes.The microalbuminuria level can reflect the severity of coronary artery disease in a certain degree.It has certain clinical significance for predicting patient's condition in elderly CHD patients with type 2 diabetes.