Person—albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) result, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) result
Synonymous names:	ACR result
METEOR identifier:	699033
Registration status:	Health, Standard 06/09/2018 Indigenous, Standard 22/10/2018
Definition:	A person's albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) test result, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) result

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Normal albuminuria
2	Microalbuminuria
3	Macroalbuminuria

Unit of measure:

Milligram per millimole (mg/mmol)

Unit of measure precision:

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Normal albuminuria

Use this code when a male's ACR is less than 2.5 mg/mmol and when a woman's ACR is less than 3.5 mg/mmol.

CODE 2 Microalbuminuria

Use this code when a male's ACR is greater than or equal to 2.5 mg/mmol but less than or equal to 25 mg/mmol and when a female's ACR is greater than or equal to 3.5 mg/mmol but less than or equal to 35 mg/mmol.

CODE 3 Macroalbuminuria

Use this code when a male's ACR is greater than 25 mg/mmol and when a female's ACR is greater than 35 mg/mmol.

Comments:

The albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) measures the amount of protein (albumin) in the urine.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:

Kidney Health Australia 2015. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management in General Practice (3rd edn). Melbourne: Kidney Health Australia. Viewed 10 May 2018, http://kidney.org.au/health-professionals/prevent/chronic-kidney-disease-management-handbook

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Retired 13/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021

Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation in Indicators:

Used as Numerator

Indigenous primary health care: PI19a-Number of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous primary health care: PI19a-Number of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI19a-Number of Indigenous regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have a kidney function test result within specified levels, December 2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of Indigenous regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have a kidney function test result within specified levels, December 2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021

Used as Denominator