The value of early detection on urinary micro-albumin of patients with diabetic nephropathy in the community

Objective To explore the value on detection of urinary micro-albumin(mAlb) in surveillance program for the early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy in the community-hospitals.Methods The urine mAlb levels of diabetic patients and healthy controls enrolled in one surveillance network were tested by using nephelometry,and the results were statistically analyzed.Results The positive rate of urine mAlb in the patient was higher than that of control group,with a significant difference(P0.05).There was an relationship between the positive rate of urine mAlb and diabetes duration,but no relationship between positive rate of urine mAlb and the gender of patients.Conclusion The detection of urinary mAlb has an important clinical value in the early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy,and it should be widely carried out in community hospitals.