Abstract:Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between proteinuria and cerebrocardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality among the elderly. Methods This retrospective cohort study enrolled 20427 employers of Kailuan Group who received the 2006-2007 physical examination, the baseline being over 60 years old and no history of stroke and myocardial infarction, and with information for proteinuria test. Proteinuria was measured by urine dipstick test. The subjects were divided into three groups by their proteinuria levels:negative group (-, n=17740), microproteinuria group (±/+, n=1607), and macroproteinuria group (≥2+, n=1080). Follow-up continued till December 31,3. SAS software was used to analyze the data. Variance was used for comparing continuous variables among groups (SNK for the comparison between groups), and chi-square test for comparing categorical variables among groups. The Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to obtain the incidence of events. Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to evaluate the association between exposures and outcomes. Results Altogether, 20427 people were included for the analysis, with 1621 cerebrocardiovascular events and 2824 deaths occurring during the follow-up period. Multivariate analysis adjusted for major traditional cardiovascular risk factors showed a higher risk of cerebrocardiovascular events in microproteinuria group (OR=1.16, 95%CI 0.97-1.39) and macroproteinuria group (OR=1.30,5%CI 1.07-1.58) than negative group. An increased risk of all-cause mortality was also observed in microproteinuria group (OR=1.13,5%CI 1.16-1.50) and macroproteinuria group (OR=2.02, 95%CI 1.77-2.30). Conclusion Macroproteinuria is a risk factor for cerebrocardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in the elderly.