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Correlation between Random Urinary Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio and ~uantitation of 24-hour Proteinuria in Preeclampsia
Yamasmit W 
,
Wongkitisophon MK ,
Charoenvidhya D ,
Uerpairojkit MB ,
Chaithongwongwatthana MS
,
Wongkitisophon MK ,
Charoenvidhya D ,
Uerpairojkit MB ,
Chaithongwongwatthana MS KITTI WONGKITISOPHON, MD*,
BOONCHAI UERPAIROJKIT, MD*,
Objective
: To determine whether random urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio correlated with
the quantitation of 24-hour proteinuria in cases of preeclampsia.
Design:
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Subjects
: Pregnant patients hospitalized in the obstetric ward, King Chulalongkorn Memorial
Hospital due to preeclampsia.
Method
: The random urine specimens were obtained from the eligible subjects for protein-
to-creatinine ratio determination, the subjects were then instructed to collect 24-hour urine samples
for protein measurement.
Results:
Twenty-five pregnant patients completed the study. There was a strong correlation
between the random urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio and the quantitation of 24-hour proteinuria (r
=
0.929,
p
< 0.001).
Conclusion
: The presented data support a strong correlation between random urinary pro-
tein-to-creatinine ratio and quantitation of 24-hour proteinuria in hospitalized pregnant patients with
preeclampsia.
Key word
: Urinary Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio, 24-Hour Proteinuria, Preeclampsia
BOONCHAI UERPAIROJKIT, MD*,
Objective
: To determine whether random urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio correlated with
the quantitation of 24-hour proteinuria in cases of preeclampsia.
Design:
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Subjects
: Pregnant patients hospitalized in the obstetric ward, King Chulalongkorn Memorial
Hospital due to preeclampsia.
Method
: The random urine specimens were obtained from the eligible subjects for protein-
to-creatinine ratio determination, the subjects were then instructed to collect 24-hour urine samples
for protein measurement.
Results:
Twenty-five pregnant patients completed the study. There was a strong correlation
between the random urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio and the quantitation of 24-hour proteinuria (r
=
0.929,
p
< 0.001).
Conclusion
: The presented data support a strong correlation between random urinary pro-
tein-to-creatinine ratio and quantitation of 24-hour proteinuria in hospitalized pregnant patients with
preeclampsia.
Key word
: Urinary Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio, 24-Hour Proteinuria, Preeclampsia
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