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  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Nephrology
  • Biomarker Analysis

Background:

  • Serum creatinine is a widely used, cost-effective biomarker for assessing kidney function.
  • Interpreting serum creatinine levels can be complex due to various influencing factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the physiological and analytical limitations affecting serum creatinine measurements.
  • To emphasize the impact of these limitations on the accuracy of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of physiological factors: tubular secretion, muscle mass, and protein intake.
  • Focus on analytical limitations: reference intervals, IDMS standardization, interferences, and variability (CVs).

Main Results:

  • Analytical and biological variations significantly impact creatinine precision.
  • The hyperbolic relationship between creatinine and eGFR amplifies variability's effect at normal-low creatinine levels.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate interpretation of serum creatinine requires awareness of its physiological and analytical constraints.
  • Precise eGFR estimation is particularly challenging in individuals with normal or near-normal kidney function.