Table 4.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value for selected cutoffs for the urine protein–creatinine ratio and the urinalysis for predicting ≥5000 mg protein per 24 h urine

Test result	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	PPV (%)	NPV (%)
UPCR
≥2	100	96	38	100
≥3	100	97	50	100
≥4	100	98	60	100
≥5	100	100	100	100
≥13.53	67	100	100	99
UA
≥Negative	100	0	3	−a
≥1+	100	83	14	100
≥2+	100	92	25	100
≥3+	100	98	60	100

Abbreviations: UA, urinalysis; UPCR, urine protein–creatinine ratio.

^aThis number could not be calculated due to 0 in the denominator.