Comparison of Risk Prediction Using the CKD-EPI Equation and the MDRD Study Equation for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

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Authors

Kunihiro Matsushita · Johns Hopkins University

Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi · Johns Hopkins University

Mark Woodward · Johns Hopkins University

Jonathan Emberson · University of Oxford

Tazeen H. Jafar · Aga Khan University

Sun Ha Jee · Yonsei University

Kevan R. Polkinghorne ·

Abstract

The CKD-EPI equation classified fewer individuals as having CKD and more accurately categorized the risk for mortality and ESRD than did the MDRD Study equation across a broad range of populations.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 307, Issue 18, pp. 1941-51

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.3954

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 51.23