med j west black sea Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 2822-4302 2587-0602 Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi 10.29058/mjwbs.1732952 Clinical Chemistry Klinik Kimya pH ölçümlerinin karşılaştırmalı analizi: İdrar dipstik ve pH metre Comparative analysis of pH measurements: Urine dipstick and pH meter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-3973 Can Murat Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Department of Biochemistry, Zonguldak, Türkiye https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-3164 Güven Berrak Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Department of Biochemistry, Zonguldak, Türkiye https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7011-261X Ünlü Osman Emre Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Department of Biochemistry, Zonguldak, Türkiye 03 26 2026 Advanced Online Publication 07 03 2025 12 22 2025 Copyright © 2017, Batı Karadeniz Tıp Dergisi 2017 Batı Karadeniz Tıp Dergisi

Amaç: İdrar pH'ı, bir bireyin metabolik ve fizyolojik durumunu değerlendirmede kritik bir parametredir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, idrar pH'ının dipstik ölçümünü altın standart yöntem olan pH metre ile karşılaştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Her numune, kombine cam elektrotlu Jenway 3310 pH metre ile ve ardından Sysmex UC-3500 idrar analizörü ile Meditape UC-9A idrar dipstikleri kullanılarak hemen test edildi. Bulgular: Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi Hastanesi'nde yatan ve ayaktan hastalardan toplam 3043 idrar örneği toplandı. İdrar dipstikleri ile pH metre arasında güçlü bir korelasyon bulundu, rho değeri 0,909 (95% CI 0,902 ila 0,915), p

Aim: Urine pH is a critical parameter in assessing an individual’s metabolic and physiological status. The aim of this study was to compare dipstick measurement of urinary pH with gold standard pH meter readings.Material and Methods: Each sample was tested by Jenway 3310 pH meter with a combined glass electrode and again using Meditape UC‐9A urine dipsticks with Sysmex UC-3500 dipstick analyzer. Results: A total of 3043 urine specimens were collected immediately after voiding from in-patients and out-patients at the Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University Hospital. A strong correlation was found between urine dipstick and pH meter, with a rho value of 0.909 (95% CI 0,902 to 0.915), p

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