Albuminuria

Reports from C. Tsioufis and Colleagues Advance Knowledge in Albuminuria

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 15th, 2011

2011 SEP 15 -- "The prevalence of microalbuminuria (MA) in children and adolescents differs from the one in adults, and it is estimated to be about 5.7-7.3% in boys and 12.7-15.1% in girls," investigators in Athens, Greece report.

"The percentage is greater in smaller age group, whereas a positive association is found between albumin excretion rate and pubertal development stage in nondiabetic subjects. The data so far suggest that impairment of glucose metabolism, obesity-related proatherosclerotic pathways and the impact of haemodynamic load constitute major determinants of albuminuria development in the early years of life. In everyday practice if...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2011-09-15)

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