Albumin-to-creatinine ratio predicts change in ambulatory blood pressure in normotensive persons: A 7.5-year prospective study

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-226

  Gerber, Linda M ^a   Schwartz, Joseph E ^b   Pickering, Thomas G ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk factors; Hypertension; Microalbuminuria; Prospective studies; Urinary albumin excretion

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADULT; ALBUMINS; ALBUMINURIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CREATININE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644812525     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.07.025     Document Type: Article

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