Thursday, 18 May 2017

Assessment of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Older Adults in Brazil

Glomerular Filtration Rate To evaluate the performance of renal function markers in the elderly. 105 individuals over 60 years old were divided in group A (60 to 79) and group B (≥ 80 years old) to determine the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using creatinine and cystatin C equations.

In group A, the best correlations were observed between the serum creatinine levels and the eGFR calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine, and the cystatin C levels with CKD-EPI cystatin and Larsson equations, and in group B, between creatinine and CKD-EPI creatinine-cystatin and CKD-EPI cystatin and cystatin with CKD-EPI cystatin equation.

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