Olsson, Kerstin
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Pre-eclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy and it is important to detect the condition as early as possible. Albuminuria is an important symptom of pre-eclampsia and repeated urine analyses to screen for the condition are part of the standard antenatal care. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether measurement of the urine albumin/creatinine ratio in spot samples could be a complement to the dipstick method and could reduce the need for 24-h urine collections. Urine samples were collected for 24 h in weeks 12, 24 and 36 of pregnancy from both normotensive women and women who developed hypertension or who had pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) when they entered the study. The 24-h albumin excretion was significantly correlated to the albumin/creatinine ratio in all measurements (Pearson correlation coefficient). In week 12, the values were: n=44, r=0.964, p
Keywords
albumin excretion; pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH); urine sample
Published in
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
2004, volume: 64, number: 1, pages: 17-23
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Other Health Sciences
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00365510410003714
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/3649