Improving glomerular filtration rate estimation

Andrew S Levey; Lesley A Inker

doi:10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.016

Improving glomerular filtration rate estimation

Kidney Int. 2019 May;95(5):1017-1019. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.016.

Authors

Andrew S Levey¹, Lesley A Inker²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 31010474
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.016

Abstract

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimating equations are widely used, but their accuracy is limited by the need for race-ethnicity factors and imprecision of the estimated GFR. In this issue, Bukabau et al. evaluated the accuracy of GFR estimating equations and race-ethnicity factors in 2 centers in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors determined that the African American factor is not applicable and that newer equations are not more accurate than the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equations recommended by current guidelines.

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MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Creatinine
Cystatin C*
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Humans
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic*

Substances

Cystatin C
Creatinine