Kidney Gfr Is 55. A egfr below 60 for three months or more or a egfr above 60 with kidney damage marked by high levels of albumin in your urine indicates chronic kidney disease. 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.
It does not always mean kidney damage. Gfr or glomerular filtration rate shows how much blood your kidneys filter in 1 minute. Gfr is the best measure of kidney function but both creatinine and gfr can be useful indicators of your kidney health.
Your doctor will want to investigate the cause of your kidney disease and continue to check your kidney function to help plan your treatment.
The formula to calculate gfr includes body size age sex and ethnicity. During my annual physical in june my egfr reading was 55 and my creatinine reading was 1 34. But significant decline of the gfr from a previous test result can be an early indicator of kidney disease requiring medical intervention. I recommend that you have urine testing as well for blood protein and infection.