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Table 2 Bias, precision, and accuracy of first and second morning spot urine estimated protein excretion compared with 24-h proteinuria

From: First and second morning spot urine protein measurements for the assessment of proteinuria: a diagnostic accuracy study in kidney transplant recipients

24-h proteinuria mean (SD) mg/day/1.73m2

n

Urine sample

Biasa mg/day/1.73m2 (95% CI)

Percent biasb % (95% CI)

Precisionc mg/day/1.73m2

(95% CI)

Accuracyd within 15%, % (95% CI)

Accuracyd within 30%, % (95% CI)

Accuracyd within 50%, % (95% CI)

150 to 299

45

first morning

−46 (− 77 to − 16)

− 28 (− 44 to − 11)

102 (84 to 129)

22 (12 to 36)

56 (41 to 69)

71 (57 to 82)

201 (45)

 

second morning

−17 (− 37 to 3)*

−11 (− 21 to − 1)*

67 (55 to 85)*

36 (23 to 50)*

71 (57 to 82)*

89 (76 to 96)

Subgroup

 CrCl ≥60 ml/min

18

first morning

−6 (− 59 to 46)

−9 (− 37 to 19)

106 (80 to 159)

17 (5 to 40)

67 (44 to 84)

89 (66 to 98)

 206 (42)

 

second morning

−5 (− 48 to 37)

−6 (− 26 to 15)

85 (64 to 127)

28 (12 to 51)

61 (39 to 79)

83 (60 to 95)

 CrCl < 60 ml/min

26

first morning

−73 (− 109 to − 37)

−41 (− 61 to − 20)

91 (72 to 125)

26 (13 to 45)

48 (31 to 66)

59 (41 to 76)

 198 (48)

 

second morning

−25 (−45 to − 4)**

−14 (− 25 to − 3)**

52 (41 to 71)**

41 (25 to 59)*

78 (59 to 89)*

93 (76 to 99)*

300 to 999

65

first morning

−2 (−64 to 59)

1 (− 8 to 10)

249 (212 to 301)

38 (28 to 51)

60 (48 to 71)

91 (81 to 96)

380 (54)

 

second morning

16 (−30 to 64)

2 (−6 to 10)

189 (161 to 229)

43 (32 to 55)

74 (62 to 83)

88 (77 to 94)

Subgroup

 CrCl ≥60 ml/min

23

first morning

75 (1 to 148)

13 (−1 to 27)

170 (131 to 241)

22 (9 to 42)

48 (29 to 67)

96 (77 to 100)

 368 (54)

 

second morning

71 (5 to 137)

11 (−5 to 27)

152 (118 to 215)

39 (22 to 59)*

70 (49 to 85)*

87 (67 to 96)

 CrCl < 60 ml/min

42

first morning

−44 (− 130 to 42)

−6 (− 17 to 5)

275 (226 to 351)

48 (33 to 62)

67 (51 to 79)

88 (75 to 95)

 388 (54)

 

second morning

−12 (−76 to 51)

−2 (− 11 to 7)

202 (166 to 258)

45 (31 to 60)

76 (61 to 87)*

88 (75 to 95)

≥1000

41

first morning

245 (23 to 467)

9 (1 to 18)

703 (577 to 899)

44 (30 to 59)

73 (58 to 84)

98 (86 to 100)

2226 (1175)

 

second morning

168 (−54 to 390)

6 (−4 to 15)

704 (578 to 901)

42 (28 to 57)

78 (63 to 88)

93 (80 to 98)

Subgroup

 CrCl ≥60 ml/min

13

first morning

354 (− 283 to 990)

10 (−11 to 31)

1054 (756 to 1740)

31 (12 to 58)

62 (35 to 82)

100 (73 to 100)

 2082 (1398)

 

second morning

312 (−89 to 712)

16 (−1 to 32)

663 (475 to 1094)

38 (18 to 65)

77 (49 to 93)

92 (65 to 100)

 CrCl < 60 ml/min

28

first morning

195 (8 to 381)

9 (−1 to 18)

480 (380 to 653)

50 (33 to 68)

79 (60 to 90)

96 (81 to 100)

 2292 (1078)

 

second morning

101 (− 180 to 381)

2 (−11 to 13)

720 (569 to 980)

43 (27 to 61)

79 (60 to 90)

93 (76 to 99)

  1. aBias was defined as the mean difference between the measured value of 24-h proteinuria and the estimated value from spot urine samples (measured-estimated)
  2. bPercent bias was defined as (bias/24-h protein excretion) × 100
  3. cPrecision was defined as standard deviation of the mean bias
  4. dAccuracy was defined as the percentage of estimated values within 15, 30, and 50% of the measured value
  5. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01
  6. Abbreviations: CrCl creatinine clearance, CI confidence interval