 [ 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 ] estimated glomerular filtration rate i know according to what i have read that when the egfr drops below 60   it is an indication of chronic kidney disease starting   or possibly acute kidney disease if the gfr fell suddenly in response to an injury 