Association Between Microalbuminuria and Demographic Profile with Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents

Authors

  • Sultana Tahmina Huq Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Prime Medical College, Rangpur, Bangladesh. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9557-772X
  • Sahadat Hossain Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Chandpur Medical College, Chandpur, Bangladesh.
  • Mukta Parveen Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Gazi Medical College, Khulna, Bangladesh.
  • Tohfa E Ayub Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v12i2.84128

Keywords:

Diabetes mellitus, Children and adolescents, Microalbuminuria

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetes mellitus. Microalbuminuria is the first clinical sign of nephropathy.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 512 children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus (DM) attending CDiC Clinic in BIRDEM-2 hospital over a one-year period, to determine the association of microalbuminuria with demographic variables. Clinical data were recorded including age of onset of diabetes, age at registration, duration of diabetes, hypertension and family history. Then the results were compared between patients without microalbuminuria and those with microalbuminuria.

Results: In this study, we observed that the prevalence of microalbuminuria was 88.7% and normoalbuminuria was 7.7% in children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus. The study also revealed a higher mean age at diagnosis in microalbuminuria compared to normoalbuminuria (15.6 ± 2.2 vs 16.2 ± 2.2) which was statistically significant. The participants also had a higher mean at visit, shorter duration of diabetes in microalbuminuric subjects compared with normoalbuminuric subjects which was statistically significant (p<0.001). We also found statistical significance of hypertension in the microalbuminuric group (52.7% vs 40.9%). The study showed a positive family history in normoalbuminuric patients.

Conclusion: We found a high prevalence of microalbuminuria which was associated with higher age, short duration of diabetes, hypertension and family history of diabetes.

Mediscope 2025;12(2): 44-48

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2025-09-16

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Sultana Tahmina Huq, Sahadat Hossain, Mukta Parveen, & Ayub, T. E. (2025). Association Between Microalbuminuria and Demographic Profile with Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents. Mediscope, 12(2), 44–48. https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v12i2.84128

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025)

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