Conversion table (blood and urine markers)


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Conversion table: blood (and some urine) parameters

Adrenaline (epinephrine)

nmol/L x 0.183 = µg/L

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)

pmol/L x 4.55 = pg/mL

Albumin

g/l x 0.1 = g/dL

Alcohol

mg/dL x 0.217 = mmol/L

Aldosterone

pmol/L x 0.036 = ng/dL

Aluminium

µmol/L x 26.95 = µg/L

Apolipoprotein A1 & B

mg/dL x 0.01 = g/L

Bilirubin, conjugated

µmol/L x 0.058 = mg/dL

Bilirubin, delta

µmol/L x 0.058 = mg/dL

Bilirubin, direct

µmol/L x 0.058 = mg/dL

Bilirubin, paediatric

µmol/L x 0.058 = mg/dL

Bilirubin, total

µmol/L x 0.058 = mg/dL

Bilirubin, unconjugated

µmol/L x 0.058 = mg/dL

C-peptide

pmol/L x 0.003 = ng/mL

C-reactive protein (CRP)

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

Caeruloplasmin

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

Calcitonin

pmol/L x 3.42 = pg/mL

Calcium, ionised

mmol/L x 4 = mg/dL

Calcium, total

mmol/L x 4 = mg/dL

Calcium, urine

mmol/L x 4 = mg/dL

Copper (Cu)

umol/L x 6.37 = µg/dL

Cortisol, serum

nmol/L x 0.036 = µg/dL

Cholesterol, total

mmol/L x 38.6 = mg/dL

Creatinine

µmol/L x 0.0113 = mg/dL

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S)

µmol/L x 37 = µg/dL

Dopamine

nmol/L x 0.153 = µg/L

Estradiol (E2)

pmol/L x 0.272 = pg/mL

Folate

nmol/L x 0.44 = ng/mL

Glucose, fasting or non-fasting

mmol/L x 18 = mg/dL

Growth hormone (GH)

mIU/L x 0.385 = ng/mL

Haptoglobin

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

HDL-cholesterol

mmol/L x 38.6 = mg/dL

Homocysteine (Hcy), plasma

µmol/L x 0.135 = µg/mL

Hydroxyprogesterone-17

nmol/L x 0.33 = ng/mL

Immunoglobulin A (IgA)

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

Immunoglobulin M (IgM)

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

Insulin

mU/L x 6.945 = pmol/L

Iron

µmol/L x 5.59 = µg/dL

LDL-cholesterol, measured

mmol/L x 38.6 = mg/dL

Lead (Pb), whole blood

µmol/L x 20.7 = ug/dL

Magnesium

mmol/L x 2.43 = mg/dL

Methylmalonic acid (MMA)

µg/L x 8.5 = nmol/L

Microalbumin

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

Noradrenaline (norepinephrine)

nmol/L x 0.169 = µg/L

Oxalate, urine

mmol/L x 90 = mg/L

Parathyroid hormone (PTH), intact

pmol/L x 9.50 = pg/mL

Phosphate (PO4)

mmol/L x 3.096 = mg/dL

Phosphate (PO4), urine

mmol/L x 3.096 = mg/dL

Prealbumin (transthyretin)

mg/dL x 10 = mg/L

Progesterone

nmol/L x 0.3145 = ng/mL

Prolactin

µIU/mL x 0.047 = ng/mL

Protein, total

g/l x 0.1 = g/dL

Salicylate

mg/L x 0.00724 = mmol/L

Testosterone

nmol/L x 28.8 = ng/dL

Thyroxine (T4)

nmol/L x 0.0775 = µg/dL

Thyroxine, free (free T4)

pmol/L x 0.0775 = ng/dL

Transferrin

mg/dL x 0.01 = g/L

Triglycerides (TAG, TG)

mmol/L x 88.5 = mg/dL

Triiodothyronine (Total T3)

nmol/L x 64.94 = ng/mL

Triiodothyronine, free (free T3)

pmol/L x 0.65 = pg/mL

Urea

mmol/L x 6 = mg/dL

Uric acid

µmol/L16.69 = µg/dL

Vitamin B12, serum or plasma

pmol/L x 1.3555 = pg/mL

Zinc, serum

µmol/L x 6.54 = µg/dL