Validation of equations to estimate kidney function with and without adjustment by race/color in Brazilian adults (ELSA-Brazil).

Wagner Luis da Cruz Almeida Sandhi Maria Barreto Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal Jose Geraldo Mill

Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2023)

MDRD-4 and CKD-EPI are useful formulas for screening cases of chronic kidney disease, and correction by race/color, only in blacks or in black and brown subjects, proved to be unnecessary and reduced the reliability of the equations.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease

end stage renal disease