Albumin Creatinine Ratio Calculator
Detects amounts of protein in urine to check renal function and monitor chronic kidney disease.
Refer to the text below the tool for more information about its interpretation.
The Albumin Creatinine Ratio is the method employed to detect small amounts of albumin (protein) in the urine. Proteinuria and microalbuminuria are both signs of renal impairment and considered risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Its measurement is also part of diagnosis, staging and monitoring of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Albumine Creatinine Ratio = Albumin in mg/dL / Creatinine in g/dL
Interpretation in chronic kidney disease (CKD)
| Category | ACR (mg/g) | Description |
| A1 | < 30 | Normal to mildly increased |
| A2 | 30 – 300 | Moderately increased |
| A3 | > 300 | Severely increased |
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Albumin Creatinine Ratio Explained
The Albumin Creatinine Ratio is the method employed to detect small amounts of albumin (protein) in the urine. Proteinuria and microalbuminuria are both signs of renal impairment and considered risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Its measurement is also part of diagnosis, staging and monitoring of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Albumin-to-creatinine ratio is the first method of preference to detect elevated protein and is calculated by dividing albumin concentration in milligrams by creatinine concentration in grams.
Albumin Creatinine Ratio = Albumin in mg/dL / Creatinine in g/dL
Interpretation in chronic kidney disease (CKD)
| Category | ACR (mg/g) | Description | |
| A1 | < 30 | Normal to mildly increased | The normal urine ACR in young adults is less than 10 mg/g. |
| A2 | 30 – 300 | Moderately increased | Microalbuminuria is albumin excretion above normal range but below level of detection by total protein tests. |
| A3 | > 300 | Severely increased | Macroalbuminuria indicates a higher elevation of albumin associated with progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate. |
Patients with diabetes, hypertension, acute kidney injury, cardiovascular disease, recurrent renal calculi or family history of end-stage kidney disease should be tested for proteinuria via Albumin Creatinine Ratio.
Healthy individuals excrete very small amounts of protein in urine, so an increased excretion of urinary albumin (albuminuria) is a marker of kidney damage. Persistent increased protein in the urine (two positive tests over 3 or more months) is the principal marker of kidney disease.
This ratio is more sensitive than Protein-Creatinine for detecting low levels of proteinuria (i.e. negative/1+ protein on reagent strip) and is recommended in screening patients with diabetes.
References
Erman A, Rahamimov R, Mashraki T, Levy-Drummer RS, Winkler J, David I, Hirsh Y, Gafter U, Chagnac A. The urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio: assessment of its performance in the renal transplant recipient population. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011; 6(4):892-7.
Derhaschnig U et al. Microalbumin measurement alone or calculation of the albumin/creatinine ratio for the screening of hypertension patients? Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 81–85.
Schwab SJ, Christensen RL, Dougherty K, Klahr S. Quantitation of proteinuria by the use of protein-to-creatinine ratios in single urine samples. Arch Intern Med. 1987; 147(5):943-4.
Martin H. Laboratory Measurement of Urine Albumin and Urine Total Protein in Screening for Proteinuria in Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin Biochem Rev. 2011; 32(2): 97–102.
Specialty: Nephrology
System: Urinary
Article By: Denise Nedea
Published On: June 17, 2020 · 12:00 AM
Last Checked: June 17, 2020
Next Review: June 17, 2025