Conclusions: Hypertensive Nigerians showed a high prevalence of microscopic hematuria which may be suggestive of sub-clinical kidney damage at diagnosis. There is a high false-negative rate with dipstick urinalysis, underscoring the need for routine examination of urinary sediment in the assessment of hypertensive patients.
PMID: 20383864 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)