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. 2004 May 24;8(4):R204–R212. doi: 10.1186/cc2872

Table 1.

Estimated baseline creatinine

Age (years) Black males (mg/dl [μmol/l]) Other males (mg/dl [μmol/l]) Black females (mg/dl [μmol/l]) Other females (mg/dl [μmol/l])
20–24 1.5 (133) 1.3 (115) 1.2 (106) 1.0 (88)
25–29 1.5 (133) 1.2 (106) 1.1 (97) 1.0 (88)
30–39 1.4 (124) 1.2 (106) 1.1 (97) 0.9 (80)
40–54 1.3 (115) 1.1 (97) 1.0 (88) 0.9 (80)
55–65 1.3 (115) 1.1 (97) 1.0 (88) 0.8 (71)
>65 1.2 (106) 1.0 (88) 0.9 (80) 0.8 (71)

Estimated glomerular filtration rate = 75 (ml/min per 1.73 m2) = 186 × (serum creatinine [SCr]) - 1.154 × (age) - 0.203 × (0.742 if female) × (1.210 if black) = exp(5.228 - 1.154 × In [SCr]) - 0.203 × In(age) - (0.299 if female) + (0.192 if black).