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I'm a 43 year old man and my urine creatinine was measured at 42.4 mmol/l. is it in safe range?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Yes: Urine creatinine means nothing in any case. It's secreted at a constant rate in proportion to your muscularity. It's merely a reference value to which you compare other analytes.

Answered 12/20/2014

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A member asked:

I'm a 43 year old man and my urine creatinine was measured at 42.4 mmol/l. is it in safe range?

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