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- Title
Comparison of risk prediction using the CKD-EPI equation and the MDRD study equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate.
- Authors
Matsushita, Kunihiro; Mahmoodi, Bakhtawar K; Woodward, Mark; Emberson, Jonathan R; Jafar, Tazeen H; Jee, Sun Ha; Polkinghorne, Kevan R; Shankar, Anoop; Smith, David H; Tonelli, Marcello; Warnock, David G; Wen, Chi-Pang; Coresh, Josef; Gansevoort, Ron T; Hemmelgarn, Brenda R; Levey, Andrew S; Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium
- Abstract
The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation more accurately estimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR) than the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation using the same variables, especially at higher GFR, but definitive evidence of its risk implications in diverse settings is lacking.
- Publication
JAMA, 2012, Vol 307, Issue 18, p1941
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.3954