Open AccessUse of albumin creatinine ratio and urine albumin concentration as a screening test for albuminuria in an Indo-Asian population
Author(s) -
Tazeen H. Jafar,
Nish Chaturvedi,
Juanita Hatcher,
Andrew S. Levey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfm114
Subject(s) - albuminuria , medicine , creatinine , albumin , urine , excretion , renal function , kidney disease , population , endocrinology , urology , environmental health
Albuminuria (>30 mg/day) based on 24 h urine albumin excretion is one of the criteria for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Differences in urine albumin concentration and creatinine excretion rates between Indo-Asians and other populations may require different threshold values for detection of albuminuria. We compared the use of spot urine albumin concentration and urine albumin to creatinine excretion ratio for detection of albuminuria in this population.
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