Since 1957, over 70 equations based on creatinine and/or cystatin C levels have been developed to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR). However, whether these equations accurately reflect renal function is debated. In this Perspectives article, we d
the eGFR will also be less accurate. To account for the effect of race, the formula increases the GFR in African Americans in view of their greater average muscle mass than compared to Caucasians. However, there are no corrections for other populations such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
(BTP) levels, to predict ESRD and mortality has yet to be established.Study DesignRandomized clinical trial followed by an observational cohort study.Setting & Participants865 African American individuals with hypertensive CKD enrolled in a clinical trial of 2 levels of blood pressure control and 3 ...
]. Our study extends these findings in a study with results generalizable to the US population and quantifies the improvement in risk stratification in African-Americans and Mexican-Americans. We used NRI to assess the improvement in risk prediction with CKD-EPI equation compared with the MDRD ...