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Why are there different estimated levels of GFR for males and females?

April 26, 2017different estimated females gfr levels males

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Why are there different estimated levels of GFR for males and females?

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The MDRD study equation includes a term for female sex to account for the fact that men have a higher GFR than women at the same level of serum creatinine. This is due to higher average muscle mass and creatinine generation rate in men.