Independent associations of urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and serum cystatin C with carotid intima-media thickness in community-living Taiwanese adults

Independent associations of urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and serum cystatin C with carotid intima-media thickness in community-living Taiwanese adults

Abstract Background Renal function is a key factor of cardiovascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been widely used as a marker of early subclinical atherosclerosis. The determinants of cystatin C, a novel marker of renal function, have not been extensively studied in the Asian p...

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Main Authors: Chiu-Shong Liu, Chia-Ing Li, Yuh-Cherng Guo, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chung-Hsiang Liu, Mu-Cyun Wang, Chuan-Wei Yang, Shing-Yu Yang, Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Intima-media thickness
Cystatin C
Creatinine
Albumin-to-creatinine ratio
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-02123-x

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