What causes high Creatinine and low Cholesterol?

High Creatinine and low Cholesterol can be caused by many reasons.

If your Creatinine is in between 0.9 mg/dL and 1.3 mg/dL and your Cholesterol is in between 0 mg/dL and 200 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Creatinine and Cholesterol respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Creatinine : 0.9 - 1.3 mg/dL

Ideal values of Creatinine depending on age :

Age	Ideal Creatinine value
<5 years	0.912
5-10 years	0.924
10-15 years	0.936
15-20 years	0.948
20-25 years	0.961
25-30 years	0.974
30-35 years	0.987
35-40 years	1
40-45 years	1.013
45-50 years	1.026
50-55 years	1.04
55-60 years	1.054
60-70 years	1.068
70-80 years	1.082
80-90 years	1.096
90-100 years	1.111
>100 years	1.126

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease creatinine levels include:

• Damage to or swelling of blood vessels in the kidneys.
• Bacterial infection of the kidneys (pyelonephritis)
• Death of cells in the kidneys' small tubes (acute tubular necrosis)
• Conditions that can block the flow of urine in the urinary tract, such as prostate disease or kidney stone
• Reduced blood flow to the kidney due to shock, dehydration, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis, or complications of diabetes

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Normal range of Cholesterol : 0 - 200 mg/dL

Ideal values of Cholesterol depending on age :

Age	Ideal Cholesterol value
<5 years	40.532
5-10 years	41.071
10-15 years	41.617
15-20 years	42.171
20-25 years	42.732
25-30 years	43.3
30-35 years	43.876
35-40 years	44.46
40-45 years	45.051
45-50 years	45.65
50-55 years	46.257
55-60 years	46.872
60-70 years	47.495
70-80 years	48.127
80-90 years	48.767
90-100 years	49.416
>100 years	50.073

High Creatinine and low Cholesterol can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Creatinine and Cholesterol blood tests and the results are higher than 1.3 mg/dL for Creatinine and lower than 0 mg/dL for Cholesterol, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Creatinine and Cholesterol Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Creatinine and Cholesterol tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Creatinine and Cholesterol blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Creatinine and Cholesterol Test reports by your pathologist.