2019, Number 1
Proteinuria evaluation: protein/creatinine index, urine reactive strip and by 24-hour urine collection in patients with hypertensive pregnancy disease
García-Álvarez GA, Elizalde-Valdés VM
Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 12-16
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy affect approximately 15% of pregnant women and account for almost 18% of all maternal deaths in the world, with an estimated 62 000 to 77 000 deaths per year. Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the protein/creatinine index and the urine test strip for the diagnosis of significant proteinuria in patients with pre-eclampsia and to compare both tests with the determination of proteinuria in the 24-hour Urine collection considered the gold standard. Method: it was realized a study prospective, transversal and comparative in 74 patients diagnosed with hypertensive disease of pregnancy were collected 24-hour urine, protein/creatinine index and urine dipstick, then the correlation between tests was sought as well as sensitivity and specificity of the protein/creatinine index was determined. Results: A moderate relation was found between both tests compared with the gold standard, with a value of χ2 (1) = 7.99, p ‹ 0.05 for the creatinina/protein index and for the urine test strip a value of χ2 (1) = 4.17, p ‹ 0.05, coefficient of contingency of 0.31 p ‹ 0.05 and 0.23 p ‹ 0.05 respectively. With a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 62% for creatinina/protein index with an area under the curve of 0.75. Conclusion: It found that there is a significant correlation between IPC and R24 for the diagnosis of proteinuria in women with preeclampsia.REFERENCES