Coronary heart disease and urinary albumin excretion rate in Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Associations between overnight urinary albumin excretion rate and prevalent coronary heart disease and its major risk factors were examined in a cross-sectional study of 141 Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients. Mean albumin excretion rate was higher in men (geometric mean 13.5 μg/min; 95% confidence interval 10.3–17.6) than women (7.5 μg/min; 5.7–9.8, pppppp=0.06) entered the “best” model for coronary heart disease prediction. In women, albumin excretion rate alone (ppp=0.05) entered the “best” models. We conclude that albumin excretion rate is significantly associated with coronary heart disease morbidity after taking into account the confounding effects of raised blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors.