Open AccessMicroalbuminuria as a predictor of preeclampsia
Author(s) -
KonstantinHansen Karen F.,
Hesseldahl Hans,
Pedersen Susanne Möller
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349209021070
Subject(s) - microalbuminuria , medicine , preeclampsia , gestation , albuminuria , gestational age , proteinuria , obstetrics , pregnancy , excretion , urinary system , morning , gynecology , endocrinology , renal function , biology , genetics , kidney
Urinary albumin concentration (U A ) and albuminlcreatinine ratio (U A /U C ) in early morning specimens were assayed in 225 consecutive pregnant women at 20, 26, 28 and 30 weeks of gestation. 193 did not develop preeclampsia (control group), 14 developed preeclampsia later (preeclamptic group), Y were excluded and Y dropped out. Reference intervals of U A and U A /U c of healthy pregnant women (wk 20–30) was obtained. A statistically significant increase in urinary albumin excretion was observed with increasing gestational age as a normal phenomenon. There was no significant difference in the values of U A and U A /U C in the preeclamptic group when compared with the control group at the same stage of gestation. This indicates that microalbuminuria cannot be used as a predictor of preeclampsia.