Accuracy of urine dipstick tests for assessment of glucosuria

Omar Gargouri; Rim Marrakchi; Ines Mezghani; Boudaya Mariem; Kamel Jammoussi; Mouna Turki

doi:10.1530/endoabs.99.EP1076

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Endocrine Abstracts (2024) 99 EP1076 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.99.EP1076

ECE2024 Eposter Presentations Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (383 abstracts)

Accuracy of urine dipstick tests for assessment of glucosuria

Omar Gargouri ¹ , Rim Marrakchi ² , Ines Mezghani ³ , Boudaya Mariem ³ , Kamel Jammoussi ³ & Mouna Turki ³

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¹Hedi-Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Biochemistry Departement, Sfax, Tunisia; ²Hedi-Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Biochemistry Departement, Tunisia; ³Sfax, Biochemistry Departement, Sfax, Tunisia

Introduction: Early diagnosis is therefore important for patients with asymptomatic diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study is to validate the use of Urine Dipstick in the screening of glycosuria (Gu).

Material and methods: Our study involved 30 fresh urine specimens. Urinalysis was performed by dipstick (SPINREAT^®). Gu was measured by the hexokinase method (DxC800^®Beckman Coulter). The gold standard to diagnose Gu was concentration measured ≥ 0.833 mmol/l

Results: To detect Gu the urine dipstick test had 66,6 sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value (PPV) and 96% negative predictive value (NPV)

Conclusions: Test strips do not appear to be a good alternative to quantitative assay for screening glucosuria.