DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.16237 ISSN: 0098-7484

Prediction Utility of Urinary Albumin-Creatinine vs Protein-Creatinine Ratios in Chronic Kidney Disease

Ashish Verma, Insa M. Schmidt, Sophie E. Claudel, Sushrut S. Waikar

This study compares the clinical utility of the urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) vs the the urinary protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR) for prediction of kidney failure, chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, and cardiovascular outcomes in an established CKD cohort.