title: Evaluation of total protein excretion as a predictor of increased hemoglobin A1C levels in children with type 1 diabetes.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the readily available and frequently used clinical test of total protein excretion as a correlative of hemoglobin A1C concentration and thus, as an indicator of strictness of control of type 1 diabetes. Subjects were 211 diabetic children being followed in a private practice. Twenty-four hour urine protein excretion and hemoglobin A1C were measured and data were compared using Pearson correlation procedures. The relationship between these two variables was not significant (p = .88). These findings indicate that total urinary protein does not correlate with hemoglobin A1C and is therefore not a useful clinical test to evaluate strictness of control in type 1 diabetes in children.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin