BACKGROUND Proteinuria is an important and well-known biomarker of many forms of kidney injury.Its quantitation is of particular importance in the diagnosis and management of glomerular diseases.Its quantification can...BACKGROUND Proteinuria is an important and well-known biomarker of many forms of kidney injury.Its quantitation is of particular importance in the diagnosis and management of glomerular diseases.Its quantification can be done by several methods.Among these,the measurement of 24-h urinary protein excretion is the gold standard method.However,it is cumbersome,time-consuming,and inconvenient for patients and is not completely foolproof.Many alternative methods have been tested over time albeit with conflicting results.Among the latter,the measurement of urine protein-to-creatinine ratio(uPCR)in singlevoided urinary samples is widely used.The majority of studies found a good correlation between uPCR in single urine samples with 24-h urinary protein estimation,whereas others did not.AIM To investigate the correlation of spot uPCR with 24-h urinary protein estimation in patients suffering from different forms of glomerulopathies at a single largevolume nephrological center in Pakistan.METHODS This cross-sectional,observational study was conducted at the Department of Nephrology,Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation,Karachi,Pakistan from September 2017 to March 2018.All newly presenting adult patients with proteinuria who were being investigated for suspected glomerulonephritis and persistent proteinuria with ages between 18 to 60 years were enrolled.All patients were given detailed advice regarding 24-h urine collection starting at 7:00 AM for total protein and creatinine excretion estimations.A spot urine sample was collected the next day at the time of submission of a 24-h urine sample for measuring uPCR along with a blood sample.The data of patients were collected in a proforma.SPSS version 20.0 was used for statistical analysis.RESULTS A total of 157 patients were included.Their mean age was 30.45±12.11 years.There were 94(59.8%)males and 63(40.2%)females.The mean 24-h urinary protein excretion was 3192.78±1959.79 mg and the mean spot uPCR was 3.16±1.52 in all patients.A weak but significant correlation was observed between spot uPCR and 24-h urinary protein excretion(r=0.342,P=0.01)among all patients.On subgroup analysis,a slightly better correlation was found in patients older than 47 years(r=0.78),and those with body mass index>25 kg/m2(r=0.45).The Bland and Altman's plot analysis comparing the differences between spot uPCR and 24-h protein measurement also showed a wide range of the limits of agreement between the two methods.CONCLUSION Overall,the results from this study showed a significant and weakly positive correlation between spot uPCR and 24-h urinary protein estimation in different forms of glomerulopathies.The agreement between the two methods was also poor.Hence,there is a need for careful interpretation of the ratio in an unselected group of patients with kidney disease.展开更多
Objective Accumulated evidence has suggested that there is a close association between preoperative neutrophilto-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)and prognosis of various malignant tumors.However,the relationship between NLR and ...Objective Accumulated evidence has suggested that there is a close association between preoperative neutrophilto-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)and prognosis of various malignant tumors.However,the relationship between NLR and surgically resectable urinary cancers remains contradictory.Therefore,we performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to explore whether preoperative NLR could predict the prognosis of surgically resectable urinary cancers.Methods After searching the Embase,PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane databases and screening the articles,we finally included 25 studies involving 15950 patients.Hazard ratios(HRs)and their 95%confidence intervals(CIs)were extracted to assess the association between preoperative NLR and the overall survival(OS)and cancerspecific survival(CSS)of surgically resectable urinary cancers.Results The pooled results revealed that an elevated preoperative NLR could predict a worse OS(HR=1.40,95%CI:1.26–1.54,P<0.001)and CSS(HR=1.43,95%CI:1.27–1.59,P<0.001)in urinary cancers.In addition,our analyses also suggested that high preoperative NLR was associated with worse prognosis in renal cell carcinoma(OS:HR=2.06,95%CI:1.54–2.76,P=0.131;CSS:HR=2.46,95%CI:1.46–4.16,P=0.178),upper tract urothelial carcinoma(OS:HR=1.91,95%CI:1.50–2.42,P=0.616;CSS:HR=1.84,95%CI:1.41–2.39,P=0.001),bladder cancer(OS:HR=1.09,95%CI:1.02–1.17,P<0.001;CSS:HR=1.05,95%CI:1.01–1.09,P=0.163)and prostate cancer(OS:HR=1.69,95%CI:1.19–2.41,P=0.714).Regardless of the participants’race or the cutoff value of the preoperative NLR,the results remained valid.Conclusion Elevated preoperative NLR could predict a worse prognosis in surgically resectable urinary cancers,namely,renal cell carcinoma,bladder cancer,prostate cancer and upper tract urothelial carcinoma.展开更多
Objective:Urinary tract infection(UTI)is a common cause of morbidity and hospitalisation in the population worldwide.Upper UTI is indolent and causes subclinical acute kidney injury(AKI)resulting in preventable cause ...Objective:Urinary tract infection(UTI)is a common cause of morbidity and hospitalisation in the population worldwide.Upper UTI is indolent and causes subclinical acute kidney injury(AKI)resulting in preventable cause of scarring of renal parenchyma.We explored urinary and serum levels of kidney injury molecule-1(KIM-1),haematological parameters and quantitative urine microscopy parameters to predict kidney injury.Methods:Neutrophilelymphocyte ratio(NLR)is obtained by dividing absolute neutrophil count with absolute lymphocyte count.Quantitative urine sediment microscopy was performed and correlated with clinical,biochemical and haematological findings to predict AKI in patients with UTI.Quantitative ELISA was performed for serum and urine levels of KIM-1.Seventy two adult patients with UTI were enrolled,45 of whom had AKI while 27 were in the non-AKI group.Results:NLR(p=0.005)and renal tubular epithelial cell-granular cast score in quantitative urine microscopy(p=0.008)are strong predictors of AKI in patients with UTI while rest of quantitative urine microscopy parameters and serum and urinary levels of KIM-1 molecule were not found to be useful in prediction of AKI.Conclusion:NLR in haemogram is a novel and useful biomarker for predicting AKI in patients with UTI.展开更多
To estimate the rate of excretion of urinary calcium, a 24-hour sample of urine is required and this is not always easy to collect accurately in infant and children. So, random urine calcium to creatinine ratio (Ca/Cr...To estimate the rate of excretion of urinary calcium, a 24-hour sample of urine is required and this is not always easy to collect accurately in infant and children. So, random urine calcium to creatinine ratio (Ca/Cr ratio) has been developed. But as the ratio varies worldwide, reference values of the parameter in paediatric population are not developed. To determine reference value, the present study was conducted in healthy paediatric population in Burdwan district, West Bengal. This study was performed on 693 healthy paediatric subjects, aged between 3 months to 18 years and divided into five groups. Early morning non-fasting urine samples from all study groups were analyzed for Ca/Cr ratio. A negative correlation was observed between age and urinary Ca/Cr ratio, but there was no significant difference of urinary Ca/Cr ratio between two sexes. Considering 97.5th percentile of the underlying distribution of values as the upper limit of reference range, upper reference values of urinary Ca/Cr ratio for age groups展开更多
目的分析2型糖尿病患者25-羟维生素D[25(OH)D]水平,初步了解血清25(OH)D水平与2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛功能等代谢指标的相关性。方法选择新乡市第一人民医院内分泌科2020年1月至2020年12月收治的459例2型糖尿病患者为...目的分析2型糖尿病患者25-羟维生素D[25(OH)D]水平,初步了解血清25(OH)D水平与2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛功能等代谢指标的相关性。方法选择新乡市第一人民医院内分泌科2020年1月至2020年12月收治的459例2型糖尿病患者为研究对象。收集患者的临床资料,包括性别、年龄、血清25(OH)D、空腹胰岛素、C肽、HbA1c、空腹血糖、餐后血糖、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值、血钙、血尿酸(UA)、三酰甘油(TG)、总胆固醇(TCH)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL)等。根据血清25(OH)D水平将患者分为充足组[n=20,25(OH)D≥30μg·L^(-1)]、不足组[n=95,20μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<30μg·L^(-1)]、缺乏组[n=231,10μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<20μg·L^(-1)]、严重缺乏组[n=113,25(OH)D<10μg·L^(-1)]。比较4组患者各代谢指标的差异,采用Pearson相关分析25(OH)D与各代谢指标的相关性。结果2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平为3.00~46.59(15.75±0.35)μg·L^(-1),男性患者的血清25(OH)D水平显著高于女性患者(P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏的患病率为74.9%(344/459),25(OH)D缺乏主要发生在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。不足组、缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于充足组(P<0.05),缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于不足组(P<0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。充足组与不足组、缺乏组与严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖显著高于充足组、不足组(P<0.05)。充足组、不足组、缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素、尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);严重缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素显著低于充足组、不足组和缺乏组,尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值显著高于充足组、不足组和缺乏组(P<0.05)。4组患者的稳态模型评估的胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关(r=-0.093、-0.166、-0.157,P<0.05),与空腹胰岛素呈正相关(r=0.089,P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与空腹血糖、HOMA-IR、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙等无相关性(P>0.05)。结论2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏与不足普遍存在,女性患者缺乏更明显。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D水平与空腹胰岛素呈正相关,与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关,25(OH)D缺乏的2型糖尿病患者主要分布在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Proteinuria is an important and well-known biomarker of many forms of kidney injury.Its quantitation is of particular importance in the diagnosis and management of glomerular diseases.Its quantification can be done by several methods.Among these,the measurement of 24-h urinary protein excretion is the gold standard method.However,it is cumbersome,time-consuming,and inconvenient for patients and is not completely foolproof.Many alternative methods have been tested over time albeit with conflicting results.Among the latter,the measurement of urine protein-to-creatinine ratio(uPCR)in singlevoided urinary samples is widely used.The majority of studies found a good correlation between uPCR in single urine samples with 24-h urinary protein estimation,whereas others did not.AIM To investigate the correlation of spot uPCR with 24-h urinary protein estimation in patients suffering from different forms of glomerulopathies at a single largevolume nephrological center in Pakistan.METHODS This cross-sectional,observational study was conducted at the Department of Nephrology,Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation,Karachi,Pakistan from September 2017 to March 2018.All newly presenting adult patients with proteinuria who were being investigated for suspected glomerulonephritis and persistent proteinuria with ages between 18 to 60 years were enrolled.All patients were given detailed advice regarding 24-h urine collection starting at 7:00 AM for total protein and creatinine excretion estimations.A spot urine sample was collected the next day at the time of submission of a 24-h urine sample for measuring uPCR along with a blood sample.The data of patients were collected in a proforma.SPSS version 20.0 was used for statistical analysis.RESULTS A total of 157 patients were included.Their mean age was 30.45±12.11 years.There were 94(59.8%)males and 63(40.2%)females.The mean 24-h urinary protein excretion was 3192.78±1959.79 mg and the mean spot uPCR was 3.16±1.52 in all patients.A weak but significant correlation was observed between spot uPCR and 24-h urinary protein excretion(r=0.342,P=0.01)among all patients.On subgroup analysis,a slightly better correlation was found in patients older than 47 years(r=0.78),and those with body mass index>25 kg/m2(r=0.45).The Bland and Altman's plot analysis comparing the differences between spot uPCR and 24-h protein measurement also showed a wide range of the limits of agreement between the two methods.CONCLUSION Overall,the results from this study showed a significant and weakly positive correlation between spot uPCR and 24-h urinary protein estimation in different forms of glomerulopathies.The agreement between the two methods was also poor.Hence,there is a need for careful interpretation of the ratio in an unselected group of patients with kidney disease.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Granted Number 81670611)。
文摘Objective Accumulated evidence has suggested that there is a close association between preoperative neutrophilto-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)and prognosis of various malignant tumors.However,the relationship between NLR and surgically resectable urinary cancers remains contradictory.Therefore,we performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to explore whether preoperative NLR could predict the prognosis of surgically resectable urinary cancers.Methods After searching the Embase,PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane databases and screening the articles,we finally included 25 studies involving 15950 patients.Hazard ratios(HRs)and their 95%confidence intervals(CIs)were extracted to assess the association between preoperative NLR and the overall survival(OS)and cancerspecific survival(CSS)of surgically resectable urinary cancers.Results The pooled results revealed that an elevated preoperative NLR could predict a worse OS(HR=1.40,95%CI:1.26–1.54,P<0.001)and CSS(HR=1.43,95%CI:1.27–1.59,P<0.001)in urinary cancers.In addition,our analyses also suggested that high preoperative NLR was associated with worse prognosis in renal cell carcinoma(OS:HR=2.06,95%CI:1.54–2.76,P=0.131;CSS:HR=2.46,95%CI:1.46–4.16,P=0.178),upper tract urothelial carcinoma(OS:HR=1.91,95%CI:1.50–2.42,P=0.616;CSS:HR=1.84,95%CI:1.41–2.39,P=0.001),bladder cancer(OS:HR=1.09,95%CI:1.02–1.17,P<0.001;CSS:HR=1.05,95%CI:1.01–1.09,P=0.163)and prostate cancer(OS:HR=1.69,95%CI:1.19–2.41,P=0.714).Regardless of the participants’race or the cutoff value of the preoperative NLR,the results remained valid.Conclusion Elevated preoperative NLR could predict a worse prognosis in surgically resectable urinary cancers,namely,renal cell carcinoma,bladder cancer,prostate cancer and upper tract urothelial carcinoma.
基金an Insitutte of National Importance under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,Government of India,for the Intramural funding for the research study.Project No.95/JIP/Res/Intra-MSc/Phase 2/Grant 3/2016-2017 dated 07.01.2017.
文摘Objective:Urinary tract infection(UTI)is a common cause of morbidity and hospitalisation in the population worldwide.Upper UTI is indolent and causes subclinical acute kidney injury(AKI)resulting in preventable cause of scarring of renal parenchyma.We explored urinary and serum levels of kidney injury molecule-1(KIM-1),haematological parameters and quantitative urine microscopy parameters to predict kidney injury.Methods:Neutrophilelymphocyte ratio(NLR)is obtained by dividing absolute neutrophil count with absolute lymphocyte count.Quantitative urine sediment microscopy was performed and correlated with clinical,biochemical and haematological findings to predict AKI in patients with UTI.Quantitative ELISA was performed for serum and urine levels of KIM-1.Seventy two adult patients with UTI were enrolled,45 of whom had AKI while 27 were in the non-AKI group.Results:NLR(p=0.005)and renal tubular epithelial cell-granular cast score in quantitative urine microscopy(p=0.008)are strong predictors of AKI in patients with UTI while rest of quantitative urine microscopy parameters and serum and urinary levels of KIM-1 molecule were not found to be useful in prediction of AKI.Conclusion:NLR in haemogram is a novel and useful biomarker for predicting AKI in patients with UTI.
文摘To estimate the rate of excretion of urinary calcium, a 24-hour sample of urine is required and this is not always easy to collect accurately in infant and children. So, random urine calcium to creatinine ratio (Ca/Cr ratio) has been developed. But as the ratio varies worldwide, reference values of the parameter in paediatric population are not developed. To determine reference value, the present study was conducted in healthy paediatric population in Burdwan district, West Bengal. This study was performed on 693 healthy paediatric subjects, aged between 3 months to 18 years and divided into five groups. Early morning non-fasting urine samples from all study groups were analyzed for Ca/Cr ratio. A negative correlation was observed between age and urinary Ca/Cr ratio, but there was no significant difference of urinary Ca/Cr ratio between two sexes. Considering 97.5th percentile of the underlying distribution of values as the upper limit of reference range, upper reference values of urinary Ca/Cr ratio for age groups
文摘目的分析2型糖尿病患者25-羟维生素D[25(OH)D]水平,初步了解血清25(OH)D水平与2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛功能等代谢指标的相关性。方法选择新乡市第一人民医院内分泌科2020年1月至2020年12月收治的459例2型糖尿病患者为研究对象。收集患者的临床资料,包括性别、年龄、血清25(OH)D、空腹胰岛素、C肽、HbA1c、空腹血糖、餐后血糖、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值、血钙、血尿酸(UA)、三酰甘油(TG)、总胆固醇(TCH)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL)等。根据血清25(OH)D水平将患者分为充足组[n=20,25(OH)D≥30μg·L^(-1)]、不足组[n=95,20μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<30μg·L^(-1)]、缺乏组[n=231,10μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<20μg·L^(-1)]、严重缺乏组[n=113,25(OH)D<10μg·L^(-1)]。比较4组患者各代谢指标的差异,采用Pearson相关分析25(OH)D与各代谢指标的相关性。结果2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平为3.00~46.59(15.75±0.35)μg·L^(-1),男性患者的血清25(OH)D水平显著高于女性患者(P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏的患病率为74.9%(344/459),25(OH)D缺乏主要发生在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。不足组、缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于充足组(P<0.05),缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于不足组(P<0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。充足组与不足组、缺乏组与严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖显著高于充足组、不足组(P<0.05)。充足组、不足组、缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素、尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);严重缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素显著低于充足组、不足组和缺乏组,尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值显著高于充足组、不足组和缺乏组(P<0.05)。4组患者的稳态模型评估的胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关(r=-0.093、-0.166、-0.157,P<0.05),与空腹胰岛素呈正相关(r=0.089,P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与空腹血糖、HOMA-IR、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙等无相关性(P>0.05)。结论2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏与不足普遍存在,女性患者缺乏更明显。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D水平与空腹胰岛素呈正相关,与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关,25(OH)D缺乏的2型糖尿病患者主要分布在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。
