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Table 3 Change in the albumin-to-creatinine ratio between baseline and 3-month follow-up (n = 26)

From: Consecutive first-morning urine samples to measure change in the albumin-to-creatinine ratio: a pilot study of a home urine collection protocol

Number of urine samples

Percentage change in ACR (geometric mean and 95 % CI)

One samplea

15.2 % (−9.2 to 46.1 %)

Average of two consecutive samplesb

24.3 % (2.1 to 51.3 %)

Average of three consecutive samplesc

22.6 % (0.0 to 50.3 %)

  1. ACR albumin-to-creatinine ratio
  2. aFirst urine sample
  3. bFirst and second urine samples
  4. cFirst, second, and third urine samples