Why the study?
Do the revised Lund-Malmö equations improve the accuracy of estimated GFR compared to original LM, CKD-EPI, and MDRD equations in a Swedish cohort?
Population
850 Swedish Caucasians (376 women; median age 60, range 18-95 years) referred for GFR measurement
Comparison
Revised Lund-Malmö equations for estimating GFR vs Original LM, CKD-EPI, and MDRD equations
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support LM equations for low-GFR estimation in Swedish cohorts; leaves open external validation before broader use.
Do the revised Lund-Malmö equations improve the accuracy of estimated GFR compared to original LM, CKD-EPI, and MDRD equations in a Swedish cohort?
The revised Lund-Malmö equations improve GFR estimation accuracy in a Swedish population, particularly at extremes of GFR, but require external validation before general clinical use.
Björk et al. (2011) studied this question.
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