Kidney Function Gfr 55. If gfr goes down it s a bad sign. Egfr 55 and creatinine 1 34.
In a recent study the use of a threshold value of 60 ml min 1 73 m 2 independent of age was also questioned. Egfr is an estimate of how well your kidneys are filtering and is affected by taking in factors such as age sex and other information. Gfr is the best measure of kidney function but both creatinine and gfr can be useful indicators of your kidney health.
Older people will have lower normal gfr levels because gfr decreases with age.
In elderly ladies this may be a normal test result because of the difficulty with the estimating equations for the glomerular filtration test in this demographic age group. In a recent study the use of a threshold value of 60 ml min 1 73 m 2 independent of age was also questioned. In elderly ladies this may be a normal test result because of the difficulty with the estimating equations for the glomerular filtration test in this demographic age group. The test was repeated in october and the same readings were found.