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Creatinine

This test measures creatinine levels in a sample of your blood and/or urine (pee). Creatinine is a normal waste product in your body. It's made when you use your muscles and some of the muscle tissue breaks down.

Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Normal range

24 published ranges, each from a named source
Female
0.5–1.1 mg/dL (varies by lab)ABIM 0.5–1.1 · LabCorp 0.57–1 mg/dL
Male
0.7–1.3 mg/dL (varies by lab)ABIM 0.7–1.3 · LabCorp 0.76–1.27 mg/dL

These labs do not agree for female: the published adult ranges differ by up to 14%, so the same result can read as normal at one lab and be flagged at another — ABIM 0.5–1.1 · LabCorp 0.57–1 mg/dL. Both are real published values, shown as each lab states them.

Ranges from American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges), LabCorp Test Directory.

All source ranges (24)
SourceSexAgeRange
American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges) Female all ages 0.5–1.1 mg/dL
American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges) Male all ages 0.7–1.3 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female all ages 0.57–1 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 9 y 0.37–0.62 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 11 y 0.39–0.7 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 2 mo 0.44–1.19 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 5 y 0.26–0.51 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 7 y 0.3–0.59 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 3 y 0.19–0.42 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 13 y 0.42–0.75 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female ≤ 15 y 0.49–0.9 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female 2 mo – 11 mo 0.17–1.18 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Female 15 y+ 0.57–1 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male all ages 0.76–1.27 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 3 y 0.19–0.42 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 11 y 0.39–0.7 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 13 y 0.42–0.75 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 15 y 0.49–0.9 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 9 y 0.37–0.62 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 2 mo 0.44–1.19 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 7 y 0.3–0.59 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male ≤ 5 y 0.26–0.51 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male 2 mo – 11 mo 0.17–1.18 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory Male 15 y+ 0.76–1.27 mg/dL

What an abnormal result can be associated with

A high result
Elevated circulating creatinine concentration
A low result
Decreased serum creatinine
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis: only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
details
Sample
Serum or plasma · LOINC
Part of
Basic metabolic panel · Bryan Johnson Blueprint · Comprehensive metabolic panel · Creatinine 24H renal clearance adjusted for body surface area panel · Creatinine 24H renal clearance panel · Creatinine and Glomerular filtration rate.predicted panel · Renal function panel
Listed under
Chronic kidney disease · Diabetic Kidney Problems · Kidney Diseases · Kidney Failure
Code
LOINC 2160-0 · mg/dL
Also known as
Crea, Creat, CR, Renal
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