Is race adjustment necessary to estimate glomerular filtration rate in South Brazilians?

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Authors

Gustavo Monteiro Escott · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Carolina Pires Zingano · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Elton L. Ferlin · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Marcelo Garroni · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Fernando Saldanha Thomé · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Francisco José Veríssimo Veronese · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Abstract

The 2021 CKD-EPI does not outperform the 2009 CKD-EPI. Instead, it underestimated the occurrence of CKD in White participants. Thus, we do not recommend replacing the 2009 with the new 2021 CKD-EPI in the Brazilian population.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Healthcare Systems and Reforms Global Maternal and Child Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Nephrology

Volume 37, Issue 9, pp. 2635-2645

DOI: 10.1007/s40620-024-02001-x

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