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

Kunihiro Matsushita; Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi; Mark Woodward; Jonathan Emberson; Tazeen H. Jafar; Sun Ha Jee; Kevan R. Polkinghorne; Anoop Shankar; David H. Smith; Marcello Tonelli; David G. Warnock; Chi-Pang Wen; Josef Coresh; Ron T. Gansevoort; Brenda R. Hemmelgarn; Andrew S. Levey

doi:10.1001/jama.2012.3954

May 8, 2012JAMAOpen Access

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

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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.

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