Kidney
eGFR — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians
An estimate of kidney filtration function.
Optimal range
90–200 mL/min/1.73m²
How a value is read
| Deficient | < 60 mL/min/1.73m² |
| Below optimal | 60 – 90 mL/min/1.73m² |
| Optimal | 90 – 200 mL/min/1.73m² |
| Above optimal | > 200 mL/min/1.73m² |
Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.
Why it matters on a plant-based diet
Estimated kidney filtration rate. Calculated from creatinine, which runs low in vegans — so creatinine-based eGFR can be imprecise (cystatin C is better). <60 warrants a kidney work-up.
A single marker decides nothing
Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.
Analyse my labsUnits
- mL/min/1.73m²
VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.
Names seen on lab reports
egfr · gfr · скф · рскф · estimated gfr
Sources
Related markers
Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.