IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1231: Non-Traditional Risk Factors of Albuminuria in the Pediatric Population: A Scoping Review

IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1231: Non-Traditional Risk Factors of Albuminuria in the Pediatric Population: A Scoping Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph14101231

Authors: Erick Sierra-Diaz Alfredo Celis-de la Rosa Felipe Lozano-Kasten Alejandro Bravo-Cuellar Mariana Garcia-Gutierrez Hernandez-Flores Georgina

The presence of albumin in urine has been used for more than four decades as a marker of renal and cardiovascular damage. Most of the information on this marker is related to adults. The prevalence of albuminuria in the pediatric population has been reported as being 2.2–12.8% in some countries. Most research in this field is related to albuminuria and diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension. Using the methodology described by Arksey and O’Malley in 2005, a scoping review was carried out to show that the presence of albumin in urine in the pediatric population might be associated with environmental, demographic, congenital, infectious, and non-infectious factors. The information collected is supported by 74 references present in PubMed. The results reveal the multiple causes associated with albuminuria in the pediatric population. This information can be very useful for clinical practice by adding knowledge about albuminuria behavior in children.

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