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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2010, Cilt 15, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 092-095
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Measurements of Microalbumin in Urine Samples of 24 Hours, Spot and Nightly in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Tuncer ÇAYCI1, Emin Özgür AKGÜL1, Yasemin Gülcan KURT1, Mehmet AĞILLI1, Emre İSPİR1, Türker TÜRKER2, Abdullah TAŞLIPINAR3, Halil YAMAN1, Erdinç ÇAKIR1, Cumhur BİLGİ1, Mehmet Kemal ERBİL1
1Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, Tıbbi Biyokimya AD, ANKARA, Türkiye
2Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, Halk Sağlığı AD, ANKARA, Türkiye
3Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Hast., ANKARA, Türkiye

Objective: We aimed to investigate if the nightly urine samples can be used instead of spot urine samples and 24 hour urine samples which are uncomfortable for patients, by comparing nightly urine samples with 24 hour and spot urine samples.

Materials and Methods: Urine samples were collected for 24 hours, spot, nightly for the measurement microalbuminuria in sixty patients (32 men, 28 women) with diabetes mellitus. Patients with urinary 38 °C), and evidence of chronic>infection, evidence of pregnancy, fever (disease were excluded from this study.

Results: Microalbuminuria was determined 28% of urine samples of 24 hours, 72% of spot urine samples, 58% calculation of the albumin/creatinine ratio in spot urine samples, 93 % of nightly urine samples.

Conclusion: We suggest that the measurement of microalbuminuria in nightly urine samples which are less affected than the other collection methods (24 hour and spot urine samples) for the factors such as hydration, physical activity and collection errors, to be more sensitive.


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