Figure 2. Evaluation of proteinuria in patients not known to have kidney disease. The Work Group recommends a cutoff value for an albumin–creatinine ratio greater than 30 mg/g in men and women. Some studies suggest sex-specific cutoff values for an albumin–creatinine ratio of greater than 17 mg/g in men or greater than 25 mg/g in women (10, 11). Reprinted with permission from reference 7.