A Prospective Population-Based Study of Microalbuminuria as a Predictor of Mortality in NIDDM

Abstract

The findings from this population-based cohort confirm the predictive power of microalbuminuria as a risk factor for mortality in NIDDM. In contrast to prospective studies of conventional cardiovascular risk factors in NIDDM, consistent evidence indicates that microalbuminuria is an independent predictor of excess mortality regardless of the collection procedure used.