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7587002

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the Micral test, a semiquantitative dipstick test, in a general practice setting, 317 Type 2 diabetic patients completed a screening for microalbuminuria by means of the Micral test as well as immuno-nephelometry with the Disc 120 immuno-nephelometer (Hyland, Nivelles, Belgium). Data were collected in 10 general practices performing the Nijmegen Monitoring Project. At a regular check-up each Type 2 diabetic patient was asked to collect first morning urine samples on three consecutive days. The sensitivity of the Micral test was 67%, the specificity 93%. Between the practices the sensitivity ranged from 58% to 81%, the specificity from 87% to 95%. Microalbuminuria, defined as a mean urine albumin concentration > or = 20 mg I-1 by nephelometry on three consecutive days, was found in 66 patients (21%). The first Micral test correctly picked out these patients with microalbuminuria in 70% of the cases and in 90% those patients without microalbuminuria. The diagnostic performance of the Micral test was further proved by a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. The Area Under the Curve (AUC) of the Micral test was 0.84 (95% CI 0.78-0.90). Micral test results of 0 and 10 should be regarded as negative.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0742-3071
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
657-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Screening for microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients: the evaluation of a dipstick test in general practice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Practice and Social Medicine, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study