Person—microalbumin level (measured), total milligrams per litre N[NNN].N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Microalbumin level—milligrams per litre (measured) |
| METEOR identifier: | 270335 |
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| Definition: | A person's microalbumin level measured in milligrams per litre (mg/L). |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—microalbumin level |
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| Representation class: | Total | ||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||
| Format: | N[NNN].N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 5 | ||||||
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| Unit of measure: | Milligram per litre (mg/L) | ||||||
| Unit of measure precision: | 1 | ||||||
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| Collection methods: | Measurement of microalbumin levels should be carried out by laboratories, or practices, which have been accredited to perform these tests by the National Association of Testing Authority. Microalbumin is not detected by reagent strips for urinary proteins, and requires immunoassay. As urinary albumin varies with posture and exercise it is important to collect the urine under very standard conditions; short-term (2 hours) during rest, overnight (approximately 8 hours) or an early morning sample. For screening purposes an early morning urine specimen is adequate. Test for albuminuria by measuring microalbumin in timed or first morning urine sample. The results considered elevated are:
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| Submitting organisation: | National Diabetes Data Working Group | ||||||
| Origin: | National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes  Microalbumin - units, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.3 KB) No registration statusSupersedes Microalbumin/protein - measured, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.5 KB) No registration statusSee also Laboratory standard—upper limit of normal range for microalbumin, total milligrams per litre N[NN].N
Has been superseded by Person—microalbumin level, total milligrams per litre N[NNN].N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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