Performance Evaluation of MEDITAPE UC-11A Strip Test in Estimating the Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio and Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio
- Author:
Shinae YU
1
;
Sae Am SONG
;
Kyung Ran JUN
;
Jeong Nyeo LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Albuminuria; Proteinuria; Albumin-to-creatinine ratio; Protein-to-creatinine ratio; Chronic kidney disease
- MeSH: Albuminuria; Chronic Disease; Humans; Hypertension; Kidney Diseases; Mass Screening; Proteinuria; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Laboratory Medicine Online 2020;10(1):52-57
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 30 mg/g), the concordance rate, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of UACR, analyzed using MEDITAPE UC-11A, were 80.5, 97.5, 67.0, 70.3, and 97.1%, respectively. Using UPCR, analyzed via quantitative assay, as a reference to estimate proteinuria (UPCR >0.15 g/g), the concordance rate, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of UPCR, analyzed using MEDITAPE UC-11A, were 86.7, 94.4, 81.5, 77.6, and 95.6%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS: UACR and UPCR, analyzed using MEDITAPE UC-11A, exhibited relatively high sensitivity and NPV, which is beneficial for laboratory screening for both albuminuria and proteinuria.]]>