Blood urea nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio and incident stroke: The Dongfeng-Tongji cohort.

R, Peng; K, Liu; W, Li; Y, Yuan; R, Niu; L, Zhou; Y, Xiao; H, Gao; H, Yang; C, Zhang; X, Zhang; M, He; T, Wu

doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.08.011

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Blood urea nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio and incident stroke: The Dongfeng-Tongji cohort.

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Peng R

Liu K

Li W

Abstract

<h4>Background and aims</h4>It remains unclear whether extreme levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and BUN to creatinine ratio (BUN/Cr) can increase future risk of stroke. We conducted this study to investigate the associations of BUN and BUN/Cr with incident stroke and its subtypes.<h4>Methods</h4>...

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Stroke

creatinine

Cohort study

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