Thus, currently the Bedside equation and the C-B formulas are recommended for pediatric, with the Bedside being the most popular and supported by the U.S. National Kidney Foundation on line calculator (Pediatric GFR Calculator | National Kidney Foundation). These 2 equations are very similar and...
In the calculator formulated by the MDRD eGFR equation, “Black ethnicity was associated with a multiplication factor of 1.18, indicating that the expected mean GFR is 18% higher for black persons than for white persons when the same values are assumed for the other predictor variables” (Levey...
Considering alfa = 0.05 and power = 80 %, with a difference in the incidence of the primary outcome of at least 10 %, we estimated need of a sample of 594 patients, using a sample size calculator [15]. The study was carried out and is reported according to the STrengthening the ...