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The more muscle a person has, the more creatinine they produce. Levels of creatinine in the blood reflect both the amount of muscle a person has and their amount of kidney function. Most men with normal kidney function have approximately 0.6 to 1.2 milligrams/deciliters (mg/dL) of creatinine. Most women with normal kidney function have between 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL of creatinine. Women usually have lower creatinine levels than men because women, on average, have less muscle than men. Other factors that may affect the level of creatinine in the blood include body size, activity level and medications.
Creatinine is the metabolic product of muscle, and it should be filtered out by kidney, so its level in our blood can change in a stable range. The normal creatinine level in man is 0.6~1.2mg/dL, and it is 0.5~1.2mg/dL in woman. Thereby, if patient has creatinine level 1.5, it is a little higher than normal.hereby, if you find your high creatinine is caused by kidney damage, and even if it is just a little higher than normal, just like creatinine level 1.5, you should take measures to protect your kidney function and overall health positively.