Comparison of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in screening for chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic black Africans: a cross sectional study

Comparison of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in screening for chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic black Africans: a cross sectional study

Abstract Background Several equations have been developed to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The common equations used were derived from populations predominantly comprised of Caucasians with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Some of the equations provide a correction factor for African-Amer...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey Omuse, Daniel Maina, Jane Mwangi, Caroline Wambua, Alice Kanyua, Elizabeth Kagotho, Angela Amayo, Peter Ojwang, Rajiv Erasmus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
MDRD
CKD-EPI
Cockcroft-Gault
FAS
eGFR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0788-y

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