Effect of Processing Delay and Storage Conditions on Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio
Author(s) -
William G. Herrington,
Nicola A. Illingworth,
Natalie Staplin,
Aishwarya Kumar,
Ben Storey,
Renata Hrusecka,
Parminder K. Judge,
Maria Mahmood,
Sarah Parish,
Martin Landray,
Richard Haynes,
Colin Baigent,
Michael Hill,
Sarah L. Clark
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.13341215
Subject(s) - albuminuria , creatinine , medicine , urine , albumin , urology , renal function , preservative , urine collection device , chemistry , food science
Because there is substantial biologic intraindividual variation in albumin excretion, randomized trials of albuminuria-reducing therapies may need multiple urine samples to estimate daily urinary albumin excretion. Mailing spot urine samples could offer a convenient and cost-effective method to collect multiple samples, but urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio stability in samples stored at ambient temperatures for several days is unknown.
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