Urine Test Strips Show Promise for Kidney Disease Screening

TOPLINE: Urine test strip analysis emerged as a valuable screening tool for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in low-risk individuals, with the albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) showing higher sensitivity and specificity for detecting albuminuria than the protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR). METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a study with cross-sectional (n = 940) and validation (n = 927) patient cohorts to …