Impacts of chronic kidney disease and albuminuria on associations between coronary heart disease and its traditional risk factors in type 2 diabetic patients – the Hong Kong diabetes registry

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Glycated haemoglobin (HbA<sub>1c</sub>), blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) are risk factors for albuminuria, the latter in turn can lead to hyperlipidaemia. We used novel statistical analyses to examine how albumin...

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Main Authors: Cockram Clive S, Ho Chun-Shun, Lam Christopher W, Kong Alice P, Ko Gary T, So Wing-Yee, Ma Ronald C, Yang Xilin, Wong Vivian C, Tong Peter C, Chan Juliana C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/6/1/37