Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8314625 Clinica Chimica Acta 2012 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
► How well does the CKD-EPI equation for African-American and Asian subjects performs? ► This study presents mathematical analysis of the CKD-EPI equation. ► Literature overview of median/reference serum creatinine values for multiple races. ► Results confirm criticism on the CKD-EPI equation for multiple ethnicities. ► New eGFR model based on population-normalized serum creatinine is proposed.
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