Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk

nlm.nih.gov — MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy people with elevated levels of albumin in their urine, even within the range considered normal, are at increased risk for high blood pressure, say researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. To help prevent cardiovascular disease, the researchers suggested the definition of normal urinary albumin excretion should be reconsidered. Previous research has found that higher levels of urinary albumin excretion, even within the normal range, are associated with cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes or hypertension. But it hasn't been clear whether this was also true in healthy people. The Brigham and Women's team analyzed data on 2,179 women without baseline hypertension or diabetes, and with normal levels of urine albumin, enrolled in the Nurses' Health Studies. The researchers found that higher levels of urinary albumin excretion, even within the normal range, increased a person's risk of developing hypertension.

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