All Components of Metabolic Syndrome Are Associated with Microalbuminuria in a Chinese Population.

Albuminuria is a well-known predictor of poor renal and cardiovascular outcomes and associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality. The study aimed to evaluate the associations between metabolic characteristics and the presence of albuminuria.This cross-sectional study included 18,384 adult C...

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Main Authors: Yi-Yen Lee, Chih-Kai Yang, Yi-Ming Weng, Chung-Hsun Chuang, Wei Yu, Jih-Chang Chen, Wen-Cheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4915633?pdf=render