Research Article

Spot Urine Estimations Are Equivalent to 24-Hour Urine Assessments of Urine Protein Excretion for Predicting Clinical Outcomes

Table 1

Characteristics of participants.

Age (years)58.4 ± 12.8
Male (, %)120 (51.7)
Ethnicity (, %)
 All232 (100)
 Chinese94 (40.5)
 Malay74 (31.9)
 Indian56 (24.1)
 Others8 (0.03)
Height (m)1.59 ± 0.09
Weight (kg)70.3 ± 15.9
Body mass index (kg/m2)27.6 ± 5.5
Body surface area (m2)1.72 ± 0.21
Measured GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)51.7 ± 27.5
Serum creatinine (µmol/L)153 ± 92
Serum protein (g/L)72.2 ± 5.7
Serum albumin (g/L)41.8 ± 3.2
Serum urea (mmol/L)8.35 ± 6.35
24 hr urine volume (L)1.76 ± 0.78
24 hr urine protein (g)0.6 ± 0.9
24 hr urine albumin (mg)383.7 ± 685.9
24 hr urine creatinine (mmol)8.2 ± 3.6
Spot urine protein (g/L)0.64 ± 1.04
Spot urine albumin (mg/L)413.3 ± 721.5
Spot urine creatinine (mmol/L)6.9 ± 4.6
UPCR (mg/mg)1.03 ± 1.87
UACR (mg/mg)0.68 ± 1.3
Diabetes (, %)119 (51)
Hypertension (, %)192 (83)
Cause of CKD (, %)
 Hypertension115 (49.6)
 Diabetic nephropathy54 (23.3)
 Glomerular disease38 (16.4)
 Polycystic kidney disease6 (2.6)
 Obstructive kidney disease4 (1.7)
 Other or unknown cause15 (6.5)

Data shown as mean ± SD or frequency (percentage).