What does a high urinary creatinine indicate

The reference value of urinary creatinine in adults is 7~18mmol/d for men and 5.3~16mmol/d for women. Higher values may be due to physiological factors such as strenuous exercise and pathological factors such as diabetes mellitus.
1. Physiological factors: If the glomerular filtration rate increases after strenuous exercise, resulting in an increase in urinary creatinine. Eating a lot of meat can lead to increased urinary creatinine. At this time, there is no need for special treatment, regular review can be.
2. Pathological factors: such as diabetes mellitus, diabetic microangiopathy caused by diabetic nephropathy, with the progress of the disease, renal function is impaired, diabetic nephropathy in the early stage, the kidney is in a state of high filtration, when the glomerular filtration rate increases, which can lead to high urinary creatinine.
Patients with high urinary creatinine are advised to consult a regular hospital in time to clarify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.