Statin use is associated with an increased prevalence of microalbuminuria. Atorvastatin use is also related to a higher frequency of abnormally high UAE when compared with those patients taking ...

The study reveals that 31.3% of the population screened had microalbuminuria, which is one of the earliest indicators of chronic kidney disease. This is significantly higher than the prevalence of ...

Because testing for microalbuminuria can detect kidney disease in its early stages, physicians may begin intervention earlier than might otherwise have been possible. CLINITEK Microalbumin 2 ...

Results: The prevalence of microalbuminuria was 6.9% for those patients who were not taking statins versus 15.0% for those receiving statin treatment (p = 0.001; χ 2-test). Odds ratio was 2.59 ...