Is ACR more important than albumin urine alone?

[spiritvan]

Hi everyone,

I have this question because, in my new lab result, albumin urine is 35mg/L (over normal range), but my my ACR is 15mg/g (inside normal range) due to Creatinine in urine is high as 2g/L.

Is this result considered as microalbuminuria or not? Does anyone have experience with high Creatinine in urine like me?

Thank a lot for your considerations guys.

[MAS_Nurse]

Hi Spiritvan and thank you for your post. Moderately increased albuminuria, historically known as microalbuminuria [ACR 30-300 mg/g] refers to albumin excretion above the normal range but below the level of detection by tests for total protein.

More information can be found on the following website--

ACR/National Kidney Foundation

kidney.org>kidneydisease>si...

I hope this is helpful to you. Are any other members able to help Spiritvan, please?

Thank you and best wishes

[spiritvan in reply to MAS_Nurse]

Thanks for your reply MAS_Nurse.

I understand ACR and how it's categorised. But in my case even ACR is lower than 30mg/g, albumin in urine alone is not normal. The reason that my ACR is normal because both albumin in urine and creatinine in urine is not normal, not because albumin urine is low. Therefore it makes me so confused if there is any corellation between high creatinine in urine and albumin in urine or not.