Prevalence and correlates of microalbuminuria in high-risk persons with hypertension, diabetes, or HIV at a tertiary hospital in Zambia

Luyando Mutelo; Cornelius Simutanda; Lweendo Muchaili; Bislom C. Mweene; Situmbeko Liweleya; Sydney Mulamfu; Gift C. Chama; Lukundo Siame; Benson M. Hamooya; Sepiso K. Masenga

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0328529

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Prevalence and correlates of microalbuminuria in high-risk persons with hypertension, diabetes, or HIV at a tertiary hospital in Zambia

Luyando Mutelo,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia, Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia
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Cornelius Simutanda,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia
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Lweendo Muchaili,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia, Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia
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Bislom C. Mweene,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia
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Situmbeko Liweleya,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia, Department of Physiological Sciences, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia
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Sydney Mulamfu,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia
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Gift C. Chama,

Roles Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4161-1876

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Lukundo Siame,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia, Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4810-7352

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Benson M. Hamooya,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia, Department of Public Health, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia
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Sepiso K. Masenga

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: sepisomasenga@lcpts.org

Affiliations Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia, Department of Cardiovascular Science and Metabolic diseases, Livingstone Center for Prevention and Translational Science, Livingstone, Zambia, Department of Physiological Sciences, Mulungushi University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Livingstone, Zambia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-5831

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Prevalence and correlates of microalbuminuria in high-risk persons with hypertension, diabetes, or HIV at a tertiary hospital in Zambia

Luyando Mutelo,
Cornelius Simutanda,
Lweendo Muchaili,
Bislom C. Mweene,
Situmbeko Liweleya,
Sydney Mulamfu,
Gift C. Chama,
Lukundo Siame,
Benson M. Hamooya,
Sepiso K. Masenga

Published: July 14, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328529

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