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Stability and reproducibility of a single-sample urinary C-peptide/creatinine ratio and its correlation with 24-h urinary C-peptide

McDonald, Tim J, Knight, Bridget A, Shields, Beverley M, Bowman, Pamela, Salzmann, Maurice B, Hattersley, Andrew T·2009·Clinical Chemistry

Abstract

Introduction C-peptide measurement in blood or 24-h urine samples provides useful information regarding endogenous insulin secretion, but problems related to the rapid degradation of C-peptide in blood and difficulty of 24-h urine collection have limited widespread routine clinical use of this test. We assessed the feasibility of measuring urinary C-peptide (UCP) with correction for creatinine concentration in single urine samples. Methods We analyzed UCP using a routine electrochemiluminescence immunoassay in samples from 21 healthy volunteers. We investigated the stability of UCP with different preservatives and storage conditions and compared the reproducibility of urinary C-peptide/creatinine ratio (UCPCR) in first- and second-void fasting urines, then assessed correlations with 24-h collections. Results UCPCR was unchanged at room temperature for 24 h and at 4 degrees C for 72 h even in the absence of preservative. UCPCR collected in boric acid was stable at room temperature for 72 h. UCPCR remained stable after 7 freeze-thaw cycles but decreased with freezer storage time and dropped to 82%-84% of baseline by 90 days at -20 degrees C. Second-void fasting UCPCRs were lower than first-void (median 0.78 vs 1.31, P = 0.0003) and showed less variation (CV 33% vs 52%), as second-void UCPCRs were not influenced by evening food-related insulin secretion. Second-void fasting UCPCR was highly correlated with 24-h UCP (r = 0.8, P = 0.00006). Conclusions Second-void fasting UCPCR is…

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Authors
McDonald, T. J., Knight, B. A., Shields, B. M., Bowman, P., Salzmann, M. B., & Hattersley, A. T.
Affiliations
  • Peninsula NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK
  • University of Exeter (GB)
  • Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
Hattersley, Andrew T
Venue
Clinical Chemistry
Published
2009-11-01
Volume
55
Issue
11
Pages
2035-2039
ISSN
  • 0009-9147 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-8561
OpenAlex
W2148253529
Cited by
75
References
17
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FWCI
2.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Clinical Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Royal Devon and Exeter Research Repository (Royal Devon and Exeter) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
Keywords
urinary C-peptide, sample stability, freeze-thaw cycles, endogenous insulin secretion, reproducibility
MeSH terms
Adult, C-Peptide, Creatinine, Fasting, Female, Freezing, Humans, Immunoassay, Male, Middle Aged, Temperature, Time Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult

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