Microalbuminuria is common in Thai nondiabetic hypertensive
patients with a prevalence of 16.6% and independently
associated with obesity and certain classes of antihypertensive
medication. A number of previous studies evaluated
the prevalence of microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients
has been published, which is varied from 16% in the USA,16
11.5% to 30% in Europe,17–21 and 14.4 to 26.2% in Asian
populations.22–24 This varying might be due to type of
study-base (ie, community versus hospital-
base), patient