Assessment of Plasma Urea and Albumin levels in Sudanese Hypertensive Patients

Abstract

This is a descriptive, analytical cross- sectional study aimed to estimate plasma urea and albumin levels in Sudanese hypertensive patients in whichfifty samples were collected from patients with hypertensionand thirty samples as control group (non- hypertensive). The patients samples were collected from Aldesogi Specialized Hospital during period from March (2014) to July (2014).Levels of plasma Urea and Albumin were measured in each group by Berthelot method for urea and Bromocresol green method for albumin. Mean and SD were calculated and data were analyzed using t.test and person correlation. This study showed that there was a significant increased between urea in hypertensive patients (mean= 42±6.3 mg/dl)and control group (mean= 28±1.0 mg/dl) with P-value(0.000). Also a significantincreased between albumin in hypertensive patients (mean= 4.83±0.39 g/dl) andcontrol group (mean= 3.96±0.51 mg/dl) with P-value (0.000). The present study showed there was a moderate positive correlation between urea, albumin and duration of hypertension (r=0.579, P=0.000). (r= 0.532, P=0.000) respectively. This study concluded that urea and albumin is increased in hypertensive patients. Study recommended regular measure of urea and albumin in hypertensive patients.