SIMPLE RENAL CYSTS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS ATTENDING AT PHCC CLINICS IN QATAR BETWEEN 2019-2020

Abstract

Objective/Aim:Determine the prevalence of simple renal cysts (SRCs) and their sex difference and the
relationship between simple renal cysts diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and hypertension.
Material and Methods: The medical records of the patients were retrospectively analyzed for 11716 individuals
who underwent ultrasonography of the kidneys and abdomen of patients attending at PHCC centers in the state of
Qatar in the period between 2019 to 2020.
Results:A total of 11716 subjects were included (6710 female, 5006 male), Mean age 43.3 years (18-108 years),
319 subject’ssimple renal cysts.The prevalence SRCs was 2.72%, and it increased with age from 0.5% at the age
of 18-19 years to 10.2% at the age of ≥ 70 years, and it was more common in males (2.9%) than in females
(2.6%). The mean age and prevalence of hypertension in the group with SRCs(52.96 years, 41.7%) was greater
than in the group without SRCs (43.06 years, 26.3%).The presence of SRCs increased the prevalence of arterial
hypertension in females (odds ratio 2.05; 95% CI: 1.51-2.79), as well as in males (odds ratio 1.92; 95% CI: 1.38-
2.69), and in all research sample (odds ratio 2; 95%CI: 1.59-2.51), the difference was statistically significant.
Conclusion:The prevalence of SRCswas 2.72%, which constituted a risk factor for arterial hypertension. Patients
with SRCs must be monitored closely for blood pressure in routine clinical practice. Also, patients with arterial
hypertension should investigate the presence of renal cysts.