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Usefulness of the urinary microalbumin/creatinine ratio in predicting pregnancy‐induced hypertension
Author(s) -
Nakamura T.,
Ito M.,
Yoshimura T.,
Mabe K.,
Okamura H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90489-6
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , urology , urinary system , pregnancy , obstetrics , biology , genetics
In 199 normotensive pregnant women at 20 and 30 weeks of gestation, a fasting urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (FU Alb/Cr) was evaluated to predict pregnancy‐induced hypertension (PIH). FU Alb/Cr in patients destined to develop PIH was significantly high compared to that in normotensive women. When FU Alb/Cr of more than 16 was considered to represent a positive test result, the negative predictive value was 94% and 96%, respectively. FU Alb/Cr is a useful screening tool for PIH.