Milligram per deciliter (mg/dL)
One milligram per deciliter: exactly 0.01 kg/m³. Used in US blood tests, for example glucose and cholesterol.
What is a milligram per deciliter?
- Symbol
- mg/dL
- Quantity
- Solution Concentration
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- One milligram per deciliter: exactly 0.01 kg/m³. Used in US blood tests, for example glucose and cholesterol.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used in US blood test results for glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides and creatinine.
Milligram per deciliter in other solution concentration units
- 1 mg/dL = 0.01 kg/m³Kilogram per cubic meter
- 1 mg/dL = 0.00001 g/cm³Gram per cubic centimeter
- 1 mg/dL = 10 mg/LMilligram per deciliter to Milligram per liter converter
- 1 mg/dL = 10000 µg/LMicrogram per liter
- 1 mg/dL = 0.001 g/dLGram per deciliter
- 1 mg/dL = 0.001 % w/vPercent weight per volume
Milligram per deciliter quick reference
| Milligram per deciliter | Milligram per liter | Kilogram per cubic meter | Gram per cubic centimeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mg/dL | = 10 mg/L | = 0.01 kg/m³ | = 0.00001 g/cm³ |
| 10 mg/dL | = 100 mg/L | = 0.1 kg/m³ | = 0.0001 g/cm³ |
| 100 mg/dL | = 1000 mg/L | = 1 kg/m³ | = 0.001 g/cm³ |
| 1000 mg/dL | = 10000 mg/L | = 10 kg/m³ | = 0.01 g/cm³ |
Where the milligram per deciliter fits
The next smaller solution concentration unit is the milligram per liter (mg/L). 1 mg/dL = 10 mg/L, and 1 mg/L = 0.1 mg/dL.
The next larger solution concentration unit is the kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³). 1 mg/dL = 0.01 kg/m³, and 1 kg/m³ = 100 mg/dL.
Frequently asked questions
- How many milligrams per liter are in one milligram per deciliter?
- One milligram per deciliter = 10 mg/L (milligrams per liter).
- How many kilograms per cubic meter are in one milligram per deciliter?
- One milligram per deciliter = 0.01 kg/m³ (kilograms per cubic meter).
- How many grams per cubic centimeter are in one milligram per deciliter?
- One milligram per deciliter = 0.00001 g/cm³ (grams per cubic centimeter).