The urinary calcium creatinine ratio is calculated by dividing the urinary protein by the urinary creatinine value, requiring that the urinary protein be expressed in milligrams.
Urinary calcium is the amount of calcium in the urine, and creatinine is often used to determine whether a patient has kidney disease and liver disease. The accuracy may not be good enough for a clinical examination of urinary protein, which is then corrected with creatinine, the source of the urine protein creatinine ratio.
When determining urinary creatinine, the amount of microprotein in the patient’s urine should be tested first, and then the amount of urinary creatinine should be tested. The urinary creatinine value is usually derived as micromoles per liter, micromoles per liter of urinary creatinine.
The normal ratio of urinary calcium to creatinine should be less than 0.4. When the ratio exceeds 0.4 that is, the ratio of urinary calcium to creatinine is elevated, suggesting that the patient may have kidney disease. The concentration and dilution function of the kidney and glomerular filtration function can be understood by whether the urine calcium creatinine ratio is normal or not, and make a preliminary judgment on the condition.
If the urine calcium creatinine ratio is abnormal, it is recommended to consult a doctor for further examination to clarify the condition and treatment under the doctor’s guidance.