What is Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio?
Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR), also known as urine microalbumin, helps identify kidney disease that can occur as a complication of diabetes. If kidney disease is diagnosed early in people with diabetes, appropriate treatment can be given and its effects can be closely monitored. This means a person's ACR level should be checked as soon as diabetes is diagnosed. It should also be measured each year, or more frequently, if your ACR level is significantly raised. If you have a slightly raised ACR level, you may have early-stage kidney disease. A very high ACR level indicates more severe kidney disease. A very low ACR value probably means your kidneys are functioning normally.
How to Calculate Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio?
Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio calculator uses Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio = (Urine Albumin)/(Urine Creatinine) to calculate the Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio, Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio (ACR) is the first method of preference to detect elevated protein. The recommended method to evaluate albuminuria is to measure urinary ACR in a spot urine sample. Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio is denoted by ACR symbol.
How to calculate Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio, enter Urine Albumin (UA) & Urine Creatinine (UC) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.033333 = (0.2)/(6).