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 ...

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 ...