Microalbuminuria is a risk factor for XXXX in community-based elderly subjects.

@entity455 @entity101 @entity6 @entity6249 @entity1188 @entity9820 @entity1011 @entity62
Microalbuminuria (MA) is known as a marker for generalized @entity455 . It occurs most commonly in the setting of @entity6 and @entity101 ; however, its association with @entity6249 ( @entity6249 ) in community-based elderly remains to be clarified. In this cross-sectional analysis, we evaluated the association between MA and @entity6249 in total 651 community-based elderly subjects. We assessed cardiovascular risk factors by interviews and physical examinations, including an evaluation of urinary albumin @entity1011 ratio (UACR). All subjects underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and carotid ultrasonography. As endothelial markers, the serum levels of @entity9820 (TM) and a tissue-type plasminogen activator/ plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 complex were also studied. The mean TM and UACR were higher in subjects with @entity1188 or with moderate @entity62 (mWMH) on MRI than in those without them. Additionally, the prevalence of @entity1188 or mWMH was higher in the highest tertile of UACR level than in the lowest or middle tertile. Furthermore, in logistic regression analysis, the elevation of logarithmically transformed UACR (log UACR) was associated with the higher likelihood for @entity1188 (odds ratio [OR], 1.85 per one log UACR increase), @entity1188 (OR, 1.89 per one log UACR increase), and mWMH (OR, 2.15 per one log UACR increase). The present study revealed that levels of urinary albumin are associated with @entity6249 , independently of traditional cerebrovascular risk factors, in community-based elderly.
