Kidney Disease Race And Gfr Estimation. Age and sex are also used with race to estimate gfr. Studies have suggested that using race can make the egfr more accurate compared to the true most accurate measured gfr.
Studies have suggested that using race can make the egfr more accurate compared to the true most accurate measured gfr. Race is used to estimate glomerular filtration rate egfr which is based on a blood test that checks how well the kidneys are working. Current kidney disease improving global outcomes guidelines recommend measurement of serum creatinine to estimate gfr as the initial step in gfr evaluation.
Age and sex are also used with race to estimate gfr.
Current kidney disease improving global outcomes guidelines recommend measurement of serum creatinine to estimate gfr as the initial step in gfr evaluation. Current kidney disease improving global outcomes guidelines recommend measurement of serum creatinine to estimate gfr as the initial step in gfr evaluation. The guideline recommended equation in adults the 2009 chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration creatinine equation includes a term for race specified as black versus nonblack which improves the accuracy of gfr estimation by accounting for differences in non gfr determinants of serum creatinine by race in the study populations used to develop the equation. Hence all equations to estimate gfr from serum creatinine include surrogates for muscle mass such as age sex race height or weight.