Key result
Adding urine albumin-creatinine ratio to CKD-EPI identifies ~15% of Spanish adults at risk for ESRD progression.
Why the study?
A correct classification of risk of progression to ESRD in CKD patients based on predictive factors is needed to improve management of CKD.
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May inform Spanish CKD population burden; leaves open whether CKD-EPI plus UACR predicts ESRD progression prospectively.
Díz et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Chronic kidney disease. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) was evaluated on Population-weighted prevalence of risk of progression of CKD to ESRD. Estimating glomerular filtration rate with the CKD-EPI formula and adding urine albumin-creatinine ratio classified 12.6% of the adult Spanish population at low risk, 1.7% at moderate risk, and 0.1% at high risk for progression to end-stage renal disease.
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