A healthy woman, 60 years of age, weighing 60 kg, with a creatinine of 1.0,mg/dl has approximately what percentage of the kidney function of a healthy male of the same age, same mass, and the same measured level of serum creatinine?

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Estimates of kidney function can be made using the MDRD equation or the Cockcroft-Gault equation. These equations use body mass (in kg), age, gender, and serum creatinine levels to gauge renal health. The equations account for the fact that women generally have 0.85 the glomerular filtration rate of men (85%). (140-age) x weight x 1.23 x (0.85 if female) Creat[micromol/l]

A Healthy Woman, 60 Years of Age, Weighing 60 Kg