Taurine in 24-h Urine Samples Is Inversely Related to Cardiovascular Risks of Middle Aged Subjects in 50 Populations of the World

We previously showed that 24-h urinary taurine (Tau) excretion was inversely associated with mortality due to coronary heart diseases (CHD) and stroke. The aim of this study was to examine the association between 24-h urinary Tau/creatinine (Cre) ratio and cardiovascular disease risk factors, including body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), serum total cholesterol (TC) and prevalence of obesity, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.