 [ Symptoms ] what does egfr indicate is 52 something to worry about  recently had a comprehensive metabolic blood panel included creatinine 1 07 which was indicated to be high included egfr 52 which was indicated to be low there is kidney disease in my family and i am wondering if these two tests are related and if they indicate a beginning of kidney disease if so what should i do about it can these values be changed via the diet my age is 71 i also have high blood pressure my bun was 24 and the buncreatinine ratio is 22 thank you for your help [ Disease ] high blood pressure or hypertension means high pressure tension in the arteries arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body high blood pressure does not mean excessive emotional tension although emotional tension and stress can temporarily increase blood pressure normal blood pressure is below 12080 blood pressure between 12080 and 13989 is called pre hypertension and a blood pressure of 14090 or above is considered high the top number which is the systolic blood pressure corresponds to the pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts and pumps blood into the arteries the bottom number the diastolic pressure represents the pressure in the arteries as the heart relaxes after the contraction the diastolic pressure reflects the lowest pressure to which the arteries are exposed an elevation of the systolic andor diastolic blood pressure increases the risk of developing heart cardiac disease kidney renal disease hardening of the arteries atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis eye damage and stroke brain damage these complications of hypertension are often referred to as end organ damage because damage to these organs is the end result of chronic long duration high blood pressure for that reason the diagnosis of high blood pressure is important so efforts can be made to normalize blood pressure and prevent complications it was previously thought that rises in diastolic blood pressure were a more important risk factor than systolic elevations but it is now known that in people 50 years and older systolic hypertension represents a greater risk affecting approximately one in four adults in the united states hypertension is clearly a major public health problem