Results of chemistry tests performed on urine can be
converted between conventional (US) and SI units if the conversion factors are
known.
|
Test
|
SIU Units
|
Factor for Conversion
|
Conventional Units
|
|
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids
(17-OHCS)
|
mg/mol of creatinine
|
0.0088
|
mg/g of creatinine
|
|
17-Hydroxyketosteroids
(17-OHKS, cortisol)
|
µmol/d
|
0.3625
|
mg/24 h
|
|
17-Hydroxyketosteroids
(17-OHKS, cortisol)
|
nmol/d
|
0.3625
|
µg/24 h
|
|
17-Ketosteroids (as DHEA)
|
µmol/d
|
0.2904
|
mg/24 h
|
|
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid
(5-HIAA)
|
µmol/d
|
0.19
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Albumin
|
g/d
|
1000
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Aldosterone
|
mmol/d
|
1
|
mEq/24 h
|
|
Aldosterone
|
nmol/d
|
0.36
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Amylase
|
U/h
|
5.4054
|
Somogyi units/h
|
|
Ascorbic acid
|
µmol/L
|
0.176
|
mg/dL
|
|
Calcium
|
mmol/d
|
40
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - dopamine
|
nmol/d
|
0.153
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - dopamine
|
µmol/ mol creatinine
|
0.0014
|
µg/mg creatinine
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - dopamine
|
pmol/L
|
0.153
|
pg/mL
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - dopamine
|
nmol/L
|
0.153
|
ng/mL
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - epinephrine
|
nmol/d
|
0.183
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - epinephrine
|
µmol/ mol creatinine
|
0.0016
|
µg/mg creatinine
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - epinephrine
|
pmol/L
|
0.183
|
pg/mL
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - epinephrine
|
nmol/L
|
0.183
|
ng/mL
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - norepinephrine
|
nmol/d
|
0.169
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - norepinephrine
|
µmol/ mol creatinine
|
0.0015
|
µg/mg creatinine
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - norepinephrine
|
pmol/L
|
0.169
|
pg/mL
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - norepinephrine
|
nmol/L
|
0.169
|
ng/mL
|
|
Chloride
|
mmol/d
|
1
|
mEq/24 h
|
|
Copper
|
µmol/d
|
63.69
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Coproporphyrin
|
nmol/L
|
0.0655
|
µg/dL
|
|
Coproporphyrins
|
nmol/d
|
0.6549
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Creatinine
|
mmol/d
|
0.1131
|
g/24 h
|
|
Creatinine
|
mmol/d
|
113.1
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Creatinine
|
µmol/kg•d
|
0.113
|
mg/kg/24 h
|
|
Cyclic adenosine
monophosphate (cAMP)
|
µmol/d
|
0.329
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Cyclic adenosine
monophosphate (cAMP)
|
µmol/ mol creatinine
|
0.0029
|
mg/g creatinine
|
|
Estrogens, total
|
nmol/d
|
0.2884
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Glucose
|
mmol/d
|
180.15
|
mg/d
|
|
Homovanillic acid (HVA)
|
µmol/d
|
0.182
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Homovanillic acid (HVA)
|
µmol/d
|
182
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Homovanillic acid (HVA)
|
mmol/mol of creatinine
|
1.61
|
µg/mg of creatinine
|
|
Lead
|
µmol/d
|
207.04
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Magnesium
|
mg/24 h
|
2.433
|
mmol/d
|
|
Magnesium
|
mmol/d
|
2
|
mEq/24 h
|
|
Metanephrines, fractionated
- metanephrine
|
µmol/d
|
0.1972
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Metanephrines, fractionated
- metanephrine
|
µmol/mol creatinine
|
1.743
|
mg/g creatinine
|
|
Metanephrines, fractionated
- normetanephrine
|
nmol/L
|
0.183
|
ng/mL
|
|
Metanephrines, fractionated
- normetanephrine
|
mmol/mol creatinine
|
1.621
|
mg/g creatinine
|
|
Muramidase (lysozyme)
|
mg/d
|
1
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Myoglobin
|
mg/L
|
1
|
mg/L
|
|
Phosphate, inorganic
phosphorus
|
mmol/d
|
0.0310
|
g/24 h
|
|
Porphobilinogen
|
µmol/d
|
0.226
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Potassium
|
mmol/d
|
1
|
mEq/24 h
|
|
Potassium
|
mmol/d
|
39.1
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Pregnanediol
|
µmol/d
|
0.3205
|
mg/d
|
|
Protein, total
|
g/d
|
1000
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Reducing substances, total
|
mg/d
|
1
|
mg/d
|
|
Sodium
|
mmol/d
|
1
|
mEq/24 h
|
|
Sodium
|
mmol/d
|
22.99
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Urea
|
mol/d
|
28
|
g/24 h urea nitrogen
|
|
Uric acid
|
mmol/d
|
168.12
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Uropophyrin
|
nmol/d
|
0.8306
|
µg/24 h
|
|
Uroporphyrin
|
nmol / mmol creatinine
|
0.8801
|
µg/ g creatinine
|
|
Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)
|
µmol/d
|
0.1982
|
mg/24 h
|
|
Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)
|
mmol/ mol of creatinine
|
1.75
|
µg per mg creatinine
|
|
Xylose
|
mmol/L
|
15.01
|
mg/dL
|
|
Xylose
|
mmol/5 h
|
0.15
|
g/5 h
|
|
Zinc
|
µmol/d
|
0.0654
|
mg/d
|
|
∂-Aminolevulinic acid
|
µmol/d
|
0.1311
|
mg/24 h
|