Washington, DC (Tuesday, June 24, 2008) — Healthy individuals with higher levels of albumin excretion, even levels considered normal, are at increased risk of developing hypertension (high blood ...

In patients with hypertension or diabetes, microalbuminuria—a urine albumin to urine creatinine ratio (UACR) of between 30 and 300 μg/mg—is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A ...

Higher levels of a protein in urine may signal an increased risk of developing dementia, particularly forms related to blood vessel damage in the brain. A large Swedish study published in the Journal ...