Albumin–total protein ratio should be reported as g/g;
Albumin-creatinine ratio should be reported as mg/g;
Total protein–creatinine should be reported as mg/g.
Albuminuria and total protein are reported as mg/d (24-h excretion) or mg/dL (spot urine dipstick).
Compound | US Conventional Unit | Multiplicative Factor | International Unit |
Acetoacetic acid | mg/dL | 0.09795 | mmol/L |
Acetone | mg/dL | 0.1722 | mmol/L |
Alanine | mg/dL | 112.2 | µmol/L |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | U/L | n/a | [same] |
Albumin | g/dL | 10 | g/L |
Aldosterone | ng/dL | 0.02774 | nmol/L |
Alkaline phosphatase | U/L | n/a | [same] |
α-Aminobutyric acid | mg/dL | 96.97 | µmol/L |
Amitriptyline | ng/mL | 3.605 | nmol/L |
Ammonia (as NH3) | µg/dL | 0.587 | µmol/L |
Amylase | U/L | n/a | [same] |
Androstenedione | ng/dL | 0.03492 | nmol/L |
Anion gap | mEq/L | = | mmol/L |
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) | pg/mL | 0.923 | pmol/L |
Antithrombin III | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Apolipoprotein A | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Apolipoprotein B | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Arginine | mg/dL | 57.4 | µmol/L |
Asparagine | mg/dL | 75.69 | µmol/L |
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | U/L | n/a | [same] |
Atrial natriuretic hormone | pg/mL | = | ng/L |
Bicarbonate | mEq/L | = | mmol/L |
Bilirubin | mg/dL | 17.1 | µmol/L |
C-peptide | ng/mL | 0.333 | nmol/L |
C3 complement | mg/mL | = | g/L |
C4 complement | mg/mL | = | g/L |
Calcitonin | pg/mL | = | ng/L |
Calcium | mg/dL | 0.2495 | mmol/L |
Calcium ion | mEq/L | 0.5 | mmol/L |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) | mEq/L | = | mmoI/L |
β-Carotene | µg/dL | 0.01863 | µmol/L |
Chloride | mEq/L | = | mmol/L |
Cholesterol | mg/dL | 0.02586 | mmol/L |
Citrate | mg/dL | 52.05 | µmol/L |
Coproporphyrins | µg/24 h | 1.527 | nmol/d |
Corticotropin (ACTH) | pg/mL | 0.22 | pmol/L |
Cortisol | µg/dL | 27.59 | nmol/L |
Cotinine | ng/mL | 5.67 | nmol/L |
Creatine | mg/dL | 76.26 | µmol/L |
Creatine kinase (CK) | U/L | n/a | [same] |
Creatinine | mg/dL | 88.4 | µmol/L |
Creatinine clearance | mL/min | 0.01667 | mL/s |
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) | ng/mL | 3.467 | nmol/L |
Digoxin | ng/mL | 1.281 | nmol/L |
Epinephrine | pg/mL | 5.458 | pmol/L |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | mm/h | n/a | [same] |
Estradiol (E2) | pg/mL | 3.671 | pmol/L |
Estriol (E3) | ng/mL | 3.467 | nmol/L |
Estrone (E1) | ng/dL | 36.99 | pmoI/L |
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) | mg/dL | 0.217 | mmol/L |
Ethylene glycol | mg/L | 16.11 | µmol/L |
Ferritin | ng/mL | = | µg/L |
α1-Fetoprotein | ng/mL | = | µg/L |
Fibrinogen | mg/dL | 0.0294 | µmol/L |
Folate (folic acid) | ng/mL | 2.266 | nmol/L |
Fructose | mg/dL | 55.5 | µmol/L |
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) | mL/min/1.73 m2 | 0.01667 | mL/s/1.73 m2 |
Glucagon | pg/mL | = | ng/L |
Glucose | mg/dL | 0.05551 | mmol/L |
Glutamine | mg/dL | 68.42 | µmol/L |
γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) | U/L | n/a | [same] |
Glycine | mg/dL | 133.3 | µmol/L |
Haptoglobin | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Hemoglobin | g/dL | 10 | g/L |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) | mg/dL | 0.02586 | mmol/L |
Histidine | mg/dL | 64.45 | µmol/L |
Homocysteine (total) | mg/L | 7.397 | µmol/L |
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) | mlU/mL | = | IU/L |
β-Hydroxybutyric acid | mg/dL | 96.05 | µmol/L |
Hydroxyproline | mg/dL | 76.27 | µmol/L |
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Immunoglobulin D (IgD) | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Insulin | µU/mL | 6 | pmol/L |
Iron, total | µg/dL | 0.179 | µmol/L |
Iron binding capacity, total | µg/dL | 0.179 | µmol/L |
Isoleucine | mg/dL | 76.24 | µmol/L |
Isopropanol | mg/L | 0.0166 | mmol/L |
Lactate (lactic acid) | mg/dL | 0.111 | mmol/L |
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) | U/L | n/a | [same] |
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes (LD1 to LD5) | % | 0.01 | Proportion of 1.0 |
Lead | µg/dL | 0.04826 | µmol/L |
Leucine | mg/dL | 76.237 | µmol/L |
Lipase | U/L | n/a | [same] |
Lithium | mEq/L | = | mmol/L |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) | mg/dL | 0.02586 | mmol/L |
Lysine | mg/dL | 68.404 | µmol/L |
Magnesium | mEq/L | 0.5 | mmol/L |
Methanol | mg/L | 0.0312 | mmol/L |
Methionine | mg/dL | 67.02 | µmol/L |
Nicotine | mg/L | 6.164 | µmol/L |
Nitrogen (nonprotein) | mg/dL | 0.7139 | mmol/L |
Norepinephrine | pg/mL | 0.00591 | nmol/L |
Ornithine | mg/dL | 75.67 | µmol/L |
Osmolality | mOsm/kg | = | mmoI/kg |
Oxalate | mg/L | 11.1 | µmol/L |
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) | pg/mL | = | ng/L |
Phenylalanine | mg/dL | 60.54 | µmol/L |
Phenytoin | mg/L | 3.968 | µmoI/L |
Phosphorus (inorganic) | mg/dL | 0.3229 | mmol/L |
Plasminogen | mg/dL | 0.113 | µmol/L |
Plasminogen activator inhibitor | mIU/mL | = | IU/L |
Platelets (thrombocytes) | ×103/µL | = | ×109/L |
Potassium | mEq/L | = | mmoI/L |
Progesterone | ng/mL | 3.18 | nmol/L |
Prolactin | ng/mL | = | µg/L |
Proline | mg/dL | 86.86 | µmol/L |
Protein (total) | g/dL | 10 | g/L |
Protoporphyrin | µg/dL | 0.01777 | µmol/L |
Pyruvate | mg/dL | 113.6 | µmoI/L |
Quinidine | µg/mL | 3.082 | µmol/L |
Red blood cell count | ×106/µL | = | ×1012/L |
Renin activity | ng/ml/h | 0.2778 | ng/L/s |
Salicylate | mg/L | 0.00724 | mmol/L |
Serine | mg/dL | 95.16 | µmol/L |
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) | ng/mL | 0.005675 | µmol/L |
Sodium | mEq/L | = | mmol/L |
Taurine | mg/dL | 79.91 | µmol/L |
Testosterone | ng/dL | 0.03467 | nmol/L |
Theophylline | µg/mL | 5.55 | µmol/L |
Thiocyanate | mg/L | 17.2 | µmol/L |
Threonine | mg/dL | 83.95 | µmol/L |
Thyroglobulin | ng/mL | = | µg/L |
Thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH) | mIU/L | n/a | [same] |
Thyroxine, free (FT4) | ng/dL | 12.87 | pmol/L |
Thyroxine, total (T4) | µg/dL | 12.87 | nmol/L |
Transferrin | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Triglycerides | mg/dL | 0.01129 | mmol/L |
Triiodothyronine, free (FT3) | pg/dL | 0.01536 | pmol/L |
Triiodothyronine, total (T3) | ng/dL | 0.01536 | nmol/L |
Troponin I | ng/mL | = | µg/L |
Troponin T | ng/mL | = | µg/L |
Tryptophan | mg/dL | 48.97 | µmol/L |
Tyrosine | mg/dL | 55.19 | µmol/L |
Urea nitrogen, serum (SUN) | mg/dL | 0.357 | mmol/L |
Uric acid | mg/dL | 59.48 | µmol/L |
Valine | mg/dL | 85.36 | µmol/L |
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide | pg/mL | = | ng/L |
Vitamin A (retinol) | µg/dL | 0.0349 | µmoI/L |
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) | ng/mL | 4.046 | nmol/L |
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | pg/mL | 0.738 | pmol/L |
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | mg/dL | 56.78 | µmol/L |
Vitamin D (1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D) | pg/mL | 2.6 | pmol/L |
Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) | ng/mL | 2.496 | nmol/L |
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | µg/mL | 2.32 | µmoI/L |
Vitamin K | ng/mL | 2.22 | nmol/L |
White blood cell count | ×103/µL | = | ×109/L |
Zinc | µg/dL | 0.153 | µmoI/L |