Analysis of urine screening results for school-age children in Zhucheng City of Shandong Province of China in 2013.
- Author:
Ming ZHANG
1
;
Chun-Ping DONG
;
Yong-Qin ZHAO
;
Yu-Shuang HE
;
Zhao-Feng ZHONG
;
De-Juan ZHENG
;
Jian GAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Child; Early Diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kidney Diseases; diagnosis; urine; Male; Urinalysis
- From: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2014;16(10):1037-1039
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the significance of urine screening for school-age children by analyzing urine screening results of school-age children from Zhucheng City, Shandong Province, China, in 2013.
METHODSA total of 37 344 school-age children were randomly selected from children 6 to 12 years of age in Zhucheng City. Morning urine was tested by routine screening test, and the children who tested positive were re-tested after two weeks.
RESULTSThere were 2 388 children (6.39%) tested positive in the first screening, and 388 children (1.04%) tested positive again in the second screening. The positive rates in the first and second screening tests were 9.52% and 2.01%, respectively, in girls, which were significantly higher than those in boys (3.79% and 0.23%, respectively; P<0.05). Among the children who had positive test results in the second screening, 302 (0.81%) were diagnosed with urinary system diseases.
CONCLUSIONSUrine screening is an effective way for the early detection of some occult kidney diseases, which provides great benefits for early prevention and treatment of kidney diseases in children.