Usefulness of the urinary microalbumin/creatinine ratio in predicting pregnancy-induced hypertension.
In 199 normotensive pregnant women at 20 and 30 weeks of gestation, a fasting urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (FU Alb/Cr) was evaluated to predict pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). FU Alb/Cr in patients destined to develop PIH was significantly high compared to that in normotensive women. When FU Alb/Cr of more than 16 was considered to represent a positive test result, the negative predictive value was 94% and 96%, respectively. FU Alb/Cr is a useful screening tool for PIH.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
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D000328:Adult; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
D003404:Creatinine