The correlation of spot urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio with 24-h urinary protein excretion in various glomerulopathies

Table 2 Correlation of spot urine protein-to-creatinine ratio with 24-h urinary protein estimation stratified according to age and body mass index

Parameters	No of patients (n)	Correlation coefficient (r)	P value
Age (yr) groups
34-46	35	0.475	0.004
> 47	21	0.780	0.001
BMI (kg/m2) ranges
23-25	24	0.411	0.046
> 25	40	0.459	0.00
Proteinuria
< 3000 mg/d	79	0.021	0.28
≥ 3000 mg/d	78	0.216	0.058

BMI: Body mass index.