The ILERVAS Project: Assessing the Prevalence of Subclinical Vascular Disease and Hidden Kidney Disease

Dried capillary blood testing creatinine, uric acid and total cholesterol (reflotron® Plus system, Roche). Determination of the complete lipid profile in cases in which total cholesterol is greater than 200 mg/dl: HDL cholesterol (mg/dl), LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) and triglycerides (mg/dl) (Cobas B 101® system, Roche). Calculation of non-HDL cholesterol levels. Glycated haemoglobin will be analysed with the Cobas B 101 system,Roche. The CKD-EPI glomerular filtration rate will be determined.

A urine sample from spontaneous micturition will be collected and analyzed using Clinitek Microalbumin 2 Reagent Strips and a Siemens Clinitek Status® analyzer. It will be determined albuminuria (mg/l) and albumin/creatinine ratio (mg/g).

Carotid and femoral artery ultrasound for atheroma plaque diagnosis. Abdominal aorta ultrasound for early diagnosis of aortic aneurism. Transcranial ultrasound for cerebral arterial blood flow alterations.

Systolic blood pressure measurement in the brachial artery, posterior tibial artery and dorsalis pedis artery in both limbs. The ratios between tibial and pedal systolic blood pressure in each leg and the higher brachial blood pressure will be calculated.

Spirometry will be used to assess lung capacity. It will be performed by the same nurse who will measure forced vital capacity (FVC); forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); the ratio between FEV1 and FVC and the lower limit of normality, as a percentage.

These will be measured using skin autofluorescence (SAF) in the forearm with the AGE Reader® system (Diagnostics, the Netherlands). SAF is measured using spectrophotometry which is calculated as the relationship of the intensity of reflected light compared to refracted light.

The presence of atrial fibrillation is assessed with a device (SRA, EVINA Health Solutions) during one hour in the mobile unit.

Blood samples from a peripheral vein of the hand or forearm to obtain serum, plasma, DNA and RNA will be collected. Moreover, a saliva sample will be collected.These samples will be prepared in aliquots following a standardized protocol, and sent frozen (dry ice) to a centralized biobank (IRBLleida Biobank, Spain) for processing and storage for subsequent studies of CV, inflammatory and mineral-metabolism biomarkers and genetic polymorphisms. Urine samples will be frozen and stored in a biobank for subsequent study of biomarkers.

A report with exploration results and recommendations based on the current guidelines will be uploaded to the e-CAP history for the Primary care evaluation.

Pulse wave velocity (PWV) will be used as an indicator of arterial stiffness. It will be measured non-invasively with the carotid to femoral PWV (cfPWV) according to standard protocols.