Low-Grade Albuminuria Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Population.

Micro-albuminuria has been well established as one of the risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the association of MetS and its components with low-grade albuminuria among those with normal urinary albumin excretion has not been clearly elucidated in Chinese population.A cross-sectiona...

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Main Authors: Jie Zhang, Yuhong Chen, Yu Xu, Mian Li, Tiange Wang, Baihui Xu, Jichao Sun, Min Xu, Jieli Lu, Yufang Bi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3689760?pdf=render