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Table 2 N (%) of samples with urinary PrCr ≥ 30 mg/mmol according to urinary creatinine concentrations, in current study and two other study cohorts from the same (our) institution

From: Unexpected random urinary protein:creatinine ratio results–limitations of the pyrocatechol violet-dye method

 

N urine samples

Urinary creatinine concentration N (%) samples

 
  

<3 mM

≥3 mM

p value

Current study (N = 160 women)

    

All samples in current study

233

64/68 (94.1%)

27/165 (16.4%)

<0.001

All samples from women with known normal pregnancy outcome

45

13/14 (92.9%)

0/31

<0.001

Last urine sample from all women

160

47/50 (94.0%)

17/110 (15.4%)

<0.001

Last urine sample from women with known normal pregnancy outcome

32

10/11 (90.9%)

0/21

<0.001

Last urine sample from women with urinary SG >1.010

104

9/11 (81.8%)

12/93 (12.9%)

<0.001

Last urine sample excluding samples with dipstick hematuria or leukocytes

98

37/39 (94.9%)

10/59 (16.9%)

<0.001

24 hour completeness cohort [6] (N = 198 women)

    

Last sample per woman

197

12/18 (66.7%)

99/179 (55.3%)

0.354

PIERS study cohort [7] (N = 931 women)

    

Spot PrCr (all samples)

 

N = 601

N = 1285

 

 Pyrogallol red proteinuria assay

2432

482/655 (73.6%)

1089/1777 (61.3%)

<0.001

 Vitros proteinuria assay

468

119/122 (97.5%)

196/346 (56.6%)

<0.001

24-hour PrCr (all samples)

 

N = 103

N = 331

 

 Pyrogallol red proteinuria assay

607

92/125 (73.6%)

313/482 (64.9%)

0.067

 Vitros proteinuria assay

43

11/11 (100%)

18/32 (56.3%)

0.008

  1. PrCr (protein:creatinine) ratio.