Significance of urine albumin / creatinine ratio (UACR) and uric acid in women with preeclampsia and its comparison with healthy normotensive pregnant women in their third trimester

Abstract

Objective. To determine the significance of urine albumin / creatinine ratio (UACR) as to predict proteinuria in new-onset hypertension and uric acid in women with preeclampsia and its comparison with healthy normotensive pregnant women. Methods. Healthy normotensive pregnant women (n = 45), women with preeclampsia (n = 36) were included in the study. The preeclamptic group was further divided into two subgroups: mild (n = 25) and severe preeclampsia (n = 11). Results. Higher mean values of urine albumin / creatinine ratio (UACR) and uric acid were found in preeclamptic pregnant women (319.05 ± 247.56 mg/g, 5.98 ± 2.1 mg/dl) as compared to healthy normotensive pregnant women (22.15 ± 8.1 mg/g, 4.07 ± 0.91 mg/dl) in the third trimester with highly significant difference (p

Keywords

• preeclampsia
• urine albumin / creatinine ratio (UACR)
• uric acid
• proteinuria