The Value of Blood Urea Nitrogen in the Prediction of Risks of Cardiovascular Disease in an Older Population

• DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.614117
• Publication Date: 2021-05-20T06:30:47Z
• Authors: Qin Lan; Liang Zheng; Xiaohui Zhou; Hong Wu; Nicholas Buys; Zhongmin Liu; Jing Sun; Huimin Fan
• Keywords: Biomedical and clinical sciences; prediction; Cardiovascular Medicine; Cardiovascular medicine and haematology; older populations; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; cardiovascular disease; RC666-701; Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases); risk factors; Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system; blood urea nitrogen

High blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is associated with adverse outcomes in patients cardiac disease risks. However, no study has explored whether BUN can predict the risk of cardiovascular (CVD) healthy older population. This aims to explore incidence and factors CVD among a population community China.