Microalbuminuria and Arterial Stiffness in a General Population: the Shimanami Health Promoting Program (J-SHIPP) Study

Microalbuminuria is an early marker of renal damage and has been shown to predict future cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with diabetes or hypertension, as well as in subjects in the general population. In this study, we investigated the hypothesis that the presence of microalbuminuria reflects the advancement of arterial stiffness by using a study group of 136 community residents who had no cardiovascular diseases except for...