Towards a rational screening strategy for albuminuria: results from the unreferred renal insufficiency trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There remains debate about the screening strategies for albuminuria. This study evaluated whether a screening strategy in an apparently healthy population based on basic clinical and biochemical parameters could be more effective than a strategy where screening for albuminuria is performed unselectively.

Methodology/principal findings

The Unreferred Renal Insufficiency (URI) Study is a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of metabolic risk factors in Belgian workers, volunteering to be screened during a routine yearly occupational check-up. Subjects (n = 295) with treated hypertension, known diabetes, treated dyslipidaemia, cardiovascular and renal disease were excluded. Among 1,191 apparently healthy subjects, 23% had unknown hypertension, 13% had impaired glu

SUBMITTER: van der Tol A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2954153 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature