Choice of Estimated GFR Concept and Implications for Cystatin C to Creatinine Ratio Among Hospitalized Older Adults

Esben Iversen; Louise Westberg Strejby Christensen; Aino Leegaard Andersen; Rikke Lundsgaard Nielsen; Morten Damgaard; Trine Meldgaard Lund; Mads Hornum; Ove Andersen; Morten Baltzer Houlind

doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2024.04.059

Choice of Estimated GFR Concept and Implications for Cystatin C to Creatinine Ratio Among Hospitalized Older Adults

Kidney Int Rep. 2024 May 4;9(7):2295-2298. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.04.059. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Authors

Esben Iversen¹, Louise Westberg Strejby Christensen^{1

2}, Aino Leegaard Andersen¹, Rikke Lundsgaard Nielsen^{1

3}, Morten Damgaard⁴, Trine Meldgaard Lund⁵, Mads Hornum^{3

6}, Ove Andersen^{1

3

7}, Morten Baltzer Houlind^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.
² The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark.
³ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Center for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁷ Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.

No abstract available

Keywords: creatinine; cystatin C; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); hospitalized older adults; nonrenal factors; selective glomerular hypofiltration.