What is a high urinary microalbumin creatinine ratio?

High urine microalbumin creatinine ratio may be a physiological phenomenon, or it may be caused by kidney damage due to diabetic nephropathy, chronic nephritis and other reasons.
1. Physiological phenomenon: because people in fever, strenuous exercise, the weather is too cold and too hot, renal vascular spasm, glomerular capillary wall permeability increases, urine albumin will increase, urine microalbumin creatinine ratio is high. It is usually a transient and mild manifestation, which can disappear after the cause is removed.
2. Diabetic nephropathy: Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia, with the main symptoms of polyphagia, polydipsia, frequent urination and weight loss. Long-term high blood sugar may cause damage to the kidneys and increase urinary microalbumin, which may lead to high urinary microalbumin creatinine ratio.
3. Chronic nephritis: it may be developed from acute nephritis or secondary to hypertension and other diseases. Proteinuria, hematuria, hypertension and edema are the basic clinical manifestations, which can make the urine microalbumin rise, which will lead to high urine microalbumin creatinine ratio.
High urine microalbumin creatinine ratio can also be seen in other diseases, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time to consult, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid delaying the condition.