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Among the latter, the measurement of urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (uPCR) in single-voided urinary samples is widely used. The majority of studies found a good correlation between uPCR in single urine samples with 24-h urinary protein estimation, whereas others did not.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>AIM<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>To investigate the correlation of spot uPCR with 24-h urinary protein estimation in patients suffering from different forms of glomerulopathies at a single large-volume nephrological center in Pakistan.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>METHODS<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>This cross-sectional, observational study was conducted at the Department of Nephrology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan from September 2017 to March 2018. All newly presenting adult patients with proteinuria who were being investigated for suspected glomerulonephritis and persistent proteinuria with ages between 18 to 60 years were enrolled. All patients were given detailed advice regarding 24-h urine collection starting at 7:00 AM for total protein and creatinine excretion estimations. A spot urine sample was collected the next day at the time of submission of a 24-h urine sample for measuring uPCR along with a blood sample. The data of patients were collected in a proforma. SPSS version 20.0 was used for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>RESULTS<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>A total of 157 patients were included. Their mean age was 30.45 \u00b1 12.11 years. There were 94 (59.8%) males and 63 (40.2%) females. The mean 24-h urinary protein excretion was 3192.78 \u00b1 1959.79 mg and the mean spot uPCR was 3.16 \u00b1 1.52 in all patients. A weak but significant correlation was observed between spot uPCR and 24-h urinary protein excretion (r  = 0.342, P  = 0.01) among all patients. On subgroup analysis, a slightly better correlation was found in patients older than 47 years (r  = 0.78), and those with body mass index &gt; 25 kg\/m2 (r  = 0.45). The Bland and Altman's plot analysis comparing the differences between spot uPCR and 24-h protein measurement also showed a wide range of the limits of agreement between the two methods.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>CONCLUSION<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>Overall, the results from this study showed a significant and weakly positive correlation between spot uPCR and 24-h urinary protein estimation in different forms of glomerulopathies. The agreement between the two methods was also poor. 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