Microalbuminuria, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors in elderly males

Autor: Florvall, Gösta, Basu, Samar, Helmersson, Johanna, Larsson, Anders
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Popis: Objective - To correlate blood pressure and inflammatory markers with urine albumin analysed with a point-of-care testing (POCT) instrument, nephelometric determination of albumin and creatinine related urine albumin in elderly males. Methods and Results - The study population consisted of 103 diabetic and 603 nondiabetic males (age 77 years) in a cross-sectional study in central Sweden. We analyzed urine albumin with a HemoCue® Urine Albumin POCT instrument and a ProSpec® nephelometer and creatinine related urine albumin. There were strong correlation between both systolic and diastolic blood pressure and all three urine albumin methods (p
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