Hyperuricemia Is an Independent Risk Factor for New Onset Micro-Albuminuria in a Middle-Aged and Elderly Population: A Prospective Cohort Study in Taiwan

• Hung-Yu Chang,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Pei-Hsien Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Chen-Chou Lei,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Chun-Wu Tung,

  Affiliations Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

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• Yung-Chien Hsu,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Tung-Jung Huang,

  Affiliation Department of pulmonary medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan

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• Long-chuan Lu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Long-chuan Lu, Chun-Liang Lin

  Affiliation Graduate school of Marketing Management, College of Management, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Chun-Liang Lin

  Contributed equally to this work with: Long-chuan Lu, Chun-Liang Lin

  * E-mail: linchunliang@adm.cgmh.org.tw

  Affiliations Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

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