Relationships of Thickness of Perirenal Fat with Urinary Levels of MCP-1 and NGAL in Patients with Hypertension.

Background: We conducted a study to determine the relationships between perirenal fat (PRF) thickness and urinary levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in patients with hypertension (HTN).

Methods: In 338 HTN patients (aged 63.51±12.