[Association between serum nitric oxide level and microalbuminuria: a 1:2 matched case-control study].

Objective: To investigate the association between serum nitric oxide and microalbuminuria.

Methods: Based on a community survey in Jinchang district Suzhou city, a 1:2 matched case-control study was performed. A total of 208 cases with microalbuminuria were recruited.

[Association between urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and prehypertension].

Objective: This study was operated to investigate the association between urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and physical situations as hypertension and prehypertension among women.

Methods: Blood pressure, height, weight and waist circumference were measured and factors such as cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, family history of hypertension, were investigated. Blood glucose and lipid, serum uric acid, urinary albumin and urinary creatinine were tested on 1796 women aged ≥ 30 years living in the Jinchang district of Suzhou.