The Urinary Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio in Canadian Women at Risk of Preeclampsia: Does the Time of Day of Testing Matter?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 303-308

  Lamontagne, Annie ^a   Côté, Anne Marie ^b   Rey, Evelyne ^c  

^a Cité de La Santé de Laval ^*  (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hypertension; Pregnancy; Protein creatinine ratio; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN TO CREATININE RATIO; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; URINARY EXCRETION; DIAGNOSIS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN/CREATININE RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE;

CREATININE;

DIAGNOSIS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN/CREATININE RATIO; PROTEINURIA;

ADULT; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEINURIA; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904294665     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30605-8     Document Type: Article

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