Associated Factors of Urinary Transferrin in Aged Patients with Essential Hypertension / 医学研究杂志

Objective To find the ways to decrease urinary transferrin(TRF) by analysing its associated factors in aged patients with essential hypertension(EH).Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted comprising a sample of 617 aged patients with EH.The questionnaire contains items on physical examination,24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring,laboratory measurement and TRF measurement. Univariate analyses and multivariate analysis were applied to discover associated factors of TRF.Results Independent associated factors of TRF included the course of EH(OR=1.019,95CI:1.001～1.037,P