Why the study?
Does urine albumin-creatinine ratio within the normal range correlate with carotid intima media thickness in adults with Type 2 diabetes?
Population
397 adults with Type 2 diabetes drawn from the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May flag early atherosclerosis in T2DM via low-normal ACR; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does urine albumin-creatinine ratio within the normal range correlate with carotid intima media thickness in adults with Type 2 diabetes?
In patients with Type 2 diabetes, urine albumin levels within the normal range are independently associated with increased carotid intima media thickness, suggesting a need for early cardiovascular disease evaluation.
Keech et al. (2005) studied this question.