Protein In The Urine Linked To Life Expectancy

Pee in a cup and you might get a clue as to how much longer you will live. A new report published online today in the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases shows a strong correlation between levels of protein in the urine, or proteinuria, and mortality. "Our report shows that both men and women with higher levels of proteinuria had substantially reduced life expectancy in comparison to people with relatively low levels of proteinuria," said the report's lead author, Dr. Tanvir Chowdhury Turin of the University of Calgary...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news