Protein:Creatinine Ratio in Random Urine Samples Is a Reliable Marker of Increased 24-Hour Protein Excretion in Hospitalized Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy | Zendy

Alfredo LeañosMiranda | Zendy; Janeth Márquez-Acosta | Zendy; Fernando Romero-Arauz | Zendy; Guadalupe María Cárdenas-Mondragón | Zendy; Roxana RiveraLeaños | Zendy; Irma IsordiaSalas | Zendy; Alfredo UlloaAguirre | Zendy

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Protein:Creatinine Ratio in Random Urine Samples Is a Reliable Marker of Increased 24-Hour Protein Excretion in Hospitalized Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Author(s) -

Alfredo LeañosMiranda,

Janeth Márquez-Acosta,

Fernando Romero-Arauz,

Guadalupe María Cárdenas-Mondragón,

Roxana RiveraLeaños,

Irma IsordiaSalas,

Alfredo UlloaAguirre

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1530-8561

pISSN - 0009-9147

DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2007.089334

Subject(s) - creatinine , proteinuria , urine , excretion , medicine , urinary system , endocrinology , renal function , pregnancy , urology , biology , kidney , genetics

The protein:creatinine ratio in random, untimed urine samples correlates with 24-h protein excretion in pregnant women with and without hypertension. Nevertheless, whether this ratio is appropriate as a screening test for proteinuria is still unclear, in part because of the paucity of large studies.

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