Microalbuminuria and reduced kidney function predict cardiovascular risk in the elderly
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Traditional risk factors do not accurately predict cardiovascular mortality in the elderly (those aged >70 years), despite their vulnerability to death from cardiovascular causes. Recent research suggests that kidney function should be evaluated in cardiovascular risk assessments. Hallan and colleagues have, therefore, assessed both microalbuminuria and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in a group of Norwegian subjects participating in the population-based second Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT II). The cohort (n = 9,709) comprised all the patients with diabetes mellitus or treated hypertension (mean age 
SD 65.9 11.9 years), plus a 5% random sample from the remainder of the HUNT II population (mean age 49.6 16.0 years).
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