Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9310798 | Kidney International | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The diagnostic performance of measuring UAC in a spot morning urine sample in predicting microalbuminuria in subsequent 24-hour urine collections is satisfactory, and, moreover, comparable to that of measuring ACR. In order to keep the burden and costs involved in population screening for microalbuminuria as low as possible, we therefore propose prescreening by measuring UAC in a spot morning urine sample. Those subjects with a UAC above a certain predefined level (e.g., 11 mg/L) should be asked to collect timed urine samples.
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Authors
Ron T. Gansevoort, Jacobien C. Verhave, Hans L. Hillege, Johannes G.M. Burgerhof, Stephan J.L. Bakker, Dick De Zeeuw, Paul E. De Jong, for the Prevend Study Group for the Prevend Study Group,