High Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness in Diabetes: A Chinese Cross-Sectional Study [Letter]

Abstract

Ling Feng, Rongyan Wei, Zhenwei Zhai Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences and the People’s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ling Feng; Zhenwei Zhai, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences and the People’s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, No. 6, Taoyuan Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]; [email protected]

Keywords

• diabetic kidney disease
• cardiovascular diseases
• albuminuria
• pulse wave velocity
• biomarker
• prognosis