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Can proteinuria be used as a routine diagnostic aid for psychological stress?

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Author Details : Meenakshi Panthari, Priyanka Sharma, Suryakant Nagtilak, Sandeep Chaudhary, Gautam Sarkar*

Volume : 7, Issue : 1, Year : 2020

Article Page : 8-11

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcbr.2020.002

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Abstract

Introduction & Objectives: Diagnosis of stress often requires measurements of expensive, invasive and
cumbersome stress markers. Previous studies have reported correlation of protein: creatinine ratio with
anxiety and depression. The present research was designed to explore the performance of urinary protein
and microalbumin or both as diagnostic aid for stress.
Materials and Methods: The present research was an OPD/IPD based case control research where 120
patients, without any other obvious illness, and 106 healthy controls, were assessed for stress (by PSLE) .
Urinary protein and creatinine were estimated by Vitros 5.1 fusion analyzer. S tatistical package for social
sciences version 21.0 (SPSS v 21.0) was used for data analysis.
Results: A significant correlation was observed between PCR, ACR and PSLE (p<0> Interpretation & Conclusion: The study showed significant correlation between PSLE and urinary
protein and microalbuminuria in comparison to controls.

Keywords: Albumin, ACR, Creatinine, Protein, PCR, PSLE, Stress.

How to cite : Panthari M , Sharma P, Nagtilak S, Chaudhary S, Sarkar G, Can proteinuria be used as a routine diagnostic aid for psychological stress?. Int J Clin Biochem Res 2020;7(1):8-11

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