Conclusions
A low proportion of mild hypertensive patients, recently diagnosed in a primary care setting are microalbuminuric. These patients show a higher serum urate than normoalbuminuric hypertensive patients. The higher serum urate levels in microalbuminuric hypertensive patients may be due to insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, which may enhance renal urate reabsorption.
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Torres, R.J. et al. (2002). Serum Uric Acid Levels and Microalbuminuria in Mild Hypertensive Patients. In: Zoref-Shani, E., Sperling, O. (eds) Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man X. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 486. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46843-3_27
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