The validity of screening based on spot morning urine samples to detect subjects with microalbuminuria in the general population

摘要

The validity of screening based on spot morning urine samples to detect subjects with microalbuminuria in the general population.BackgroundNo study has yet investigated the validity of prescreening by albumin measurements in a spot morning urine sample to identify in the general population subjects with microalbuminuria. We therefore tested the diagnostic performance of urinary albumin concentration (UAC) and albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR), measured in a spot morning urine sample, in predicting a urinary albumin excretion (UAE) 30 mg in subsequent 24-hour urines (microalbuminuria).