BIRMINGHAM, AL — Among older black individuals, but not older white individuals, having elevated urinary albumin excretion--defined as a urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) of >30 mg/g--predicts ...

Imaging tests in individuals with type 2 diabetes without symptoms of cardiovascular disease indicated that elevated albumin in the urine may be linked with sub-clinical coronary artery pathology, ...

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 ...

Type 1 diabetes patients with elevated albumin in their urine had three times the risk of life-threatening kidney and cardiac disease as those with normal levels, according to researchers at the ...

Higher concentrations of a specific protein in urine may be a predictor for developing dementia, based on a large, recently published study by researchers from the Netherlands and Sweden. Albumin is ...

Microalbuminuria (a high albumin level in your urine) is often a marker of diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Since microalbuminuria often doesn’t cause symptoms, experts recommend seeing a doctor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “In type 2 diabetes, previous cohort studies found a doubled risk for diabetic foot ulcers or amputations in ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The A/G ratio test measures albumin and globulin levels in your blood.You may ...