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Microalbumin, Urinemg/L

Urine microalbumin measures small amounts of albumin leaking into urine, an early marker of kidney stress.

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What Microalbumin, Urine measures

Urine microalbumin measures small amounts of albumin leaking into urine, an early marker of kidney stress.

If your Microalbumin, Urine is low

Low urine albumin is the expected result.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: Nothing specific.

If your Microalbumin, Urine is high

Albumin in urine above the range is commonly associated with early kidney stress from diabetes or high blood pressure; exercise, fever and infection can raise it temporarily.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: Whether a repeat on a first-morning sample confirms it and how the albumin/creatinine ratio looks.

Typical reference range

GroupTypical range
Adultsunder 20 mg/L

Typical adult values used by many US labs. Your own report prints the range your lab validated for its method, and that range is the one that counts. Labwise always uses the printed range first.

If it is within range

Your urine microalbumin is within the range printed by your lab.

Also listed as

Urine Microalbumin, Albumin, Urine, Urine Albumin, Microalbumin, Random Urine

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This page is general information about what a laboratory test measures and what results outside a reference range are commonly associated with. It is not medical advice, does not diagnose any condition and does not replace your clinician. Discuss your results with your healthcare provider.