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Date:10/31/2009

nction. Women have a lower eGFR than men for the same level of serum creatinine. Thus, the same serum creatinine level that initially appears normal for both a man and a woman can translate into depressed kidney function for the woman, making her at higher risk for undetected kidney disease. In the study, lab reports that automatically included the eGFR calculation did not show a gender disparity in diagnosis of patients suggesting that including this value on all serum creatinine lab reports could improve diagnosis of CKD in women.

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Contact: Shari Leventhal sleventhal@asn-online.org 202-558-8423 American Society of Nephrology Source:Eurekalert

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