The comparison among three assays for detection of microalbuminuria / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the consistency and diagnosis importance among three assays of Micral-Test strip,DCA 2000 analyzer and radioimmunoassay.Methods A total of 133 random urine samples of patients with diabetes were determined positive or questionable positive by Micral-Test strip,from whom urine samples within 8 hours during the nighttime were also collected.Both the two urine samples were determined by three assays for detection of microalbuminuria.Results(1)The value of Alb and AER determined by radioimmunoassy was significantly lower than that by DCA2000 analyzer,of which the sensitivity and specificity is 100%and 86.2%,?=0.812.(2)According to the reading scales of Micral-Test strip,the area under ROC curve(AUC)of random and 8 h urine samples were 0.900 and 0.934 respectively.(3)The AUC of random ACR and Alb was 0.952 and 0.923.The AUC of 8h urine ACR and Alb were 0.965 and 0.958.Conclusion The diagnosis importance among three assays is all dependable.Micral-Test strip is convenient for screening.ACR cannot substitute for AER as a diagnosis standard.And the value determined by DCA 2000 analyzer is more precise than that of radioimmunoassay.