Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
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Multicenter Study
MicroAlbuminuria Prevalence Study (MAPS) in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients in Hong Kong.
To assess the prevalence of macroalbuminuria and microalbuminuria, and the level of blood pressure control in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Hong Kong. ⋯ In Hong Kong, the prevalence of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria is high in type 2 diabetic patients with hypertension, particularly in males and those with poorly controlled systolic blood pressure. Tight glycaemic control, antihypertensive therapy, and use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors/blockers are necessary to retard the progression of nephropathy to advanced renal disease.