September 1, 1992Clinical Chemistry

Albuminuria in People At Least 40 Years Old: Effect of Obesity, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia

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Population

5,670 people older than 40 years who participated in a health screening survey of a local workforce.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PMP A MetcalfUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill JBJohn BakerMoorpark College ASA. J. ScottUniversity of Michigan

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Implication

May warrant targeted risk assessment in adults >40; cross-sectional data leave causality and prognostic value open.

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Population

5,670 people older than 40 years who participated in a health screening survey of a local workforce.

Outcome

Concentrations of urinary albumin and the albumin:creatinine ratiosurrogate

In adults over 40, albuminuria is significantly associated with cardiovascular risk factors including diastolic blood pressure, BMI, and lipid abnormalities.

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Metcalf et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7dd3ed87be3f923b5ca6a5 https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/38.9.1802

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Hypertension management

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Albuminuria in People At Least 40 Years Old: Effect of Obesity, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia

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Albuminuria in People At Least 40 Years Old: Effect of Obesity, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia

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Implication

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