Comparison of measurement of 24-hour urine protein excretion versus random urine protein-creatinine ratio in pregnant woman with pre-eclampsia

ABSTRACT

Background: Measurement of protein excretion in a 24-hour urine collection has been the long-standing gold-standard but time consuming test for the quantitative evaluation of proteinuria induced by preeclampsia. An alternative method is the measurement of protein- creatinine ratio in a spot urine sample, which provides a more convenient and rapid method to assess protein excretion