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