SI Unit Conversion Calculator
The International System of Units (SI Units) is provided by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) . SI is the modern form of the metric system, which contains e.g. weight indications in grams, milligrams and kilograms. It is used in The Review of Diabetic Studies . In some countries, among them the USA, partly other units are used. These are termed the conventional or US units.
Find below a chemical conversion table containing chemical compounds with factors for conversion from conventional to SI units as well as a calculator for conversions of all listed chemicals and substances. The calculation refers to the units indicated in the table . No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information. The collection below includes glucose, which is also described in more detail here .
Recent changes : Insulin conversion factor from 6.945 to 6.0 , hemoglobin from 0.6206 to 0.1551 .
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Conversion table for chemical compounds from conventional to SI units
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Compound
Conventional (US) Unit
Factor
SI Unit
Milligram to deciliter (general metric conversion)
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
11-Deoxycortisol
µg/dl
28.86
nmol/l
11-Deoxycorticosterone
pg/ml
3.03
pmol/l
17-Ketosteroids (24h urine)
mg/24h
3.47
µmol/day
17-Ketosteroids (creatinine ratio)
mg/g creat.
0.392
µmol/mmol creat.
Acetaminophen
µg/ml
6.62
µmol/l
Acetoacetic acid
mg/dl
0.098
mmol/l
Acetone
mg/dl
172.414
µmol/l
Acid phosphatase
units/l
1
U/l
Acid phosphatase (Bessey-Lowry-Brock units)
units/l (Bessey-Lowry-Brock)
16.666
U/l
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
pg/ml
0.22
pmol/l
Alanine
mg/dl
112.2
µmol/l
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
units/l
1.0
U/l
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT microkatal)
units/l
0.017
µkat/l
Albumin
g/dl
10
g/l
Aldolase
units/dl
7.4
mU/l
Aldolase (Sibley-Lehninger units)
units/l (Sibley-Lehninger)
0.74
U/l
Aldolase (microkatal)
units/l
0.017
µkat/l
Aldosterone
ng/dl
0.0277
nmol/l
Alkaline phosphatase (King-Armstrong units)
units/dl (King-Armstrong)
7.143
U/l
Alkaline phosphatase (Babson units)
units/l (Babson)
1
U/l
Alkaline phosphatase (microkatal)
units/l
0.017
µkat/l
Alpha-1 antitrypsin
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Alpha-fetoprotein
ng/ml
1.0
µg/l
Aluminum
ng/ml
0.0371
µmol/l
Aminobutyric acid
mg/dl
97
µmol/l
Amitriptyline
ng/ml
3.61
nmol/l
Ammonia (as NH3 )
µg/dl
0.5872
µmol/l
Ammonia (as NH4 )
µg/dl
0.5543
µmol/l
Ammonia (as nitrogen)
µg/dl
0.7139
µmol/l
Amylase
units/l
1.0
U/l
Amylase (Somogyi units)
units/dl (Somogyi)
1.848
U/l
Amylase (microkatal)
units/l
0.017
µkat/l
Androstenedione
ng/dl
34.965
pmol/l
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
nmol/min/ml
1
U/l
Angiotensin I
pg/ml
0.772
pmol/l
Angiotensin II
pg/ml
0.957
pmol/l
Anion gap
mEq/l
1
mmol/l
Antidiuretic hormone
pg/ml
0.923
pmol/l
Apolipoprotein A
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Apolipoprotein B
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Arginine
mg/dl
57.4
µmol/l
Asparagine
mg/dl
75.7
µmol/l
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
units/l
1.0
U/l
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST mikrokatal)
units/l
0.017
µkat/l
Bicarbonate
mEq/l
1.0
mmol/l
Bilirubin
mg/dl
17.1
µmol/l
Bromide
mg/dl
0.125
mmol/l
Carbon dioxide
mEq/l
1.0
mmol/l
Carbonic acid (H2CO3)
mEq/l
1.0
mmol/l
C-peptide
ng/ml
0.333
nmol/l
C1 esterase inhibitor
mg/dl
10.0
mg/l
C3 complement
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
C4 complement
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Calcitonin
pg/ml
0.01
ng/l
Calcium
mg/dl
0.25
mmol/l
Carotene
µg/dl
0.0186
µmol/l
Catecholamines (fractionated - epinephrine)
pg/ml
5.459
pmol/l
Catecholamines (fractionated - norepinephrine)
pg/ml
5.899
pmol/l
Ceruloplasmin
mg/dl
10
mg/l
Chloride
mEq/l
1.0
mmol/l
Cholesterol
mg/dl
0.0259
mmol/l
Cholinesterase (pseudocholinesterase)
units/l
1
U/l
Citrate
mg/dl
52.05
µmol/l
Copeptin
pg/ml
0.249
pmol/l
Copper
µg/dl
0.157
µmol/l
Corticotropin (ACTH)
pg/ml
0.22
pmol/l
Cortisol
µg/dl
27.59
nmol/l
Cotinine
ng/ml
5.68
nmol/l
Creatine
mg/dl
76.26
µmol/l
Creatine kinase
units/l
1
U/l
Creatine kinase (microkatal)
units/l
0.017
µkat/l
Creatinine
mg/dl
88.4
µmol/l
Creatinine clearance
ml/min
0.0167
ml/s
Cyanide
mg/l
23.24
µmol/l
cyclic Adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
µg/l
0.329
nmol/l
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
ng/ml
3.467
nmol/l
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)
ng/ml
2.714
nmol/l
Delta-aminolevulinic acid
mg/dl
76.336
µmol/l
Desipramine
ng/ml
3.754
nmol/l
Diazepam
µg/ml
3.512
µmol/l
Dicoumarol
mg/l
2.974
µmol/l
Digoxin
ng/ml
1.281
nmol/l
Dimethadione
g/l
7.745
mmol/l
Disopyramide
mg/l
2.946
µmol/l
Doxepin
ng/ml
3.579
nmol/l
Epinephrine
pg/ml
5.458
pmol/l
Estradiol
pg/ml
3.671
pmol/l
Estriol
ng/ml
3.467
nmol/l
Estrone
pg/ml
3.699
pmol/l
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
mg/dl
0.217
mmol/l
Ethchlorvynol
mg/l
6.915
µmol/l
Ethosuximide
mg/l
7.084
µmol/l
Ethylene glycol
mg/l
16.11
µmol/l
Fatty acids
mEq/l
1.0
mmol/l
Ferritin
ng/ml
2.247
pmol/l
Fibrinogen
mg/dl
0.0294
µmol/l
Fluoride
µg/ml
52.6
µmol/l
Fluoride (per 24h)
mg/24h
52.63
µmol/24h
Folate
ng/ml
2.266
nmol/l
Follicle-stimulating hormone
mIU/ml
1.0
IU/l
Fructose
mg/dl
55.506
µmol/l
Galactose
mg/dl
55.506
µmol/l
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT)
units/l
1
U/l
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT in microkatal)
U/l
0.01667
µkat/l
Gastrin
pg/ml
1
ng/l
Glucagon
pg/ml
1.0
ng/l
Glucose
mg/dl
0.0555
mmol/l
Glutamine
mg/dl
68.42
µmol/l
Glutathione
mg/dl
0.032
mmol/l
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
% of total hemoglobin
0.01
Proportion of total hemoglobin
Growth hormone
ng/ml
1.0
µg/l
Guanase
nM/ml/min
1.0
U/l
Haptoglobin
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Hemoglobin (mass concentration)
g/dl
0.1551
mmol/l
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
mg/dl
0.0259
mmol/l
Histidine
mg/dl
64.45
µmol/l
Homocysteine
mg/l
7.397
µmol/l
Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Immunoglobulin D (IgD)
mg/dl
10
mg/l
Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
mg/dl
10
mg/l
Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Insulin
µIU/ml
6.00
pmol/l
Iodine
µg/dl
0.079
µmol/l
Iron
µg/dl
0.179
µmol/l
Isoleucine
mg/dl
76.24
µmol/l
Isopropanol
mg/l
0.0166
mmol/l
Lactate (lactic acid)
mg/dl
0.111
mmol/l
Lactate dehydrogenase
units/l
1
U/l
Leucine
mg/dl
76.237
µmol/l
Leucine aminopeptidase (Goldbarg-Rutenberg units)
units/ml (Goldbarg-Rutenberg)
0.24
U/l
Lipase
units/l
1.0
U/l
Lipids (total)
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Lipoprotein (a)
mg/dl
0.0357
µmol/l
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
mg/dl
0.0259
mmol/l
Lysine
mg/dl
68.5
µmol/l
Magnesium
mg/dl
0.411
mmol/l
Manganese
ng/ml
18.2
nmol/l
Methanol
mg/l
0.0312
mmol/l
Methionine
mg/dl
67.02
µmol/l
Myoglobin
µg/l
0.0571
nmol/l
Nicotine
mg/l
6.164
µmol/l
Nitrogen (nonprotein)
mg/dl
0.714
mmol/l
Ornithine
mg/dl
75.67
µmol/l
Osmolality
mOsm/kg
1.0
mmol/kg
Oxalate
mg/l
11.1
µmol/l
Oxygen
Hg
0.133
kPa
Parathyroid hormone
pg/ml
1.0
ng/l
Phenobarbital
mg/l
4.31
µmol/l
Phenylalanine
mg/dl
60.54
µmol/l
Phospholipids
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Phosphorus
mg/dl
0.323
mmol/l
Plasminogen
mg/dl
0.113
µmol/l
Plasminogen activator inhibitor
mIU/ml
1.0
IU/l
Potassium
mEq/l
1.0
mmol/l
Progesterone
ng/ml
3.18
nmol/l
Prolactin
µg/l
43.478
pmol/l
Proline
mg/dl
86.86
µmol/l
Protein, total
g/dl
10
g/l
Prothrombin
g/l
13.889
µmol/l
Quinidine
µg/ml
3.08
µmol/l
Renin
pg/ml
0.0237
pmol/l
Salicylate
mg/dl
0.0724
mmol/l
Serine
mg/dl
95.2
µmol/l
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)
ng/ml
0.00568
µmol/l
Sodium
mEq/l
1.0
mmol/l
Somatomedin-C (insulinlike growth factor)
ng/ml
0.131
nmol/l
Somatostatin
pg/ml
0.611
pmol/l
Taurine
mg/dl
79.91
µmol/l
Testosterone
ng/dl
0.0347
nmol/l
Threonine
mg/dl
83.95
µmol/l
Thyroglobulin
ng/ml
1.0
µg/l
Thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone TSH)
mIU/l
1.0
mIU/l
Transferase
U/ml
0.48
U/l
Transferrin
mg/dl
0.01
g/l
Triglycerides
mg/dl
0.0113
mmol/l
Tryptophan
mg/dl
48.97
µmol/l
Tyrosine
mg/dl
55.19
µmol/l
Urea clearance
ml/min
0.0167
ml/s
Urea nitrogen
mg/dl
0.357
mmol/l
Uric acid
mg/dl
59.48
µmol/l
Valine
mg/dl
85.5
µmol/l
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
pg/ml
1.0
ng/l
Vitamin A (retinol)
µg/dl
0.0349
µmol/l
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
ng/ml
4.046
nmol/l
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
pg/ml
0.738
pmol/l
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
mg/dl
56.78
µmol/l
Vitamin D (1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D)
pg/ml
2.6
pmol/l
Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)
ng/ml
2.496
nmol/l
Vitamin E
mg/dl
23.22
µmol/l
Vitamin K
ng/ml
2.22
nmol/l
Warfarin
µg/ml
3.247
µmol/l
Zinc
µg/dl
0.153
µmol/l