Creatinine- versus cystatin C-based renal function assessment in the Northern Manhattan Study.
Radica Z AlicicJoshua Zebadiah WilleyYeseon Park MoonMitchell S V ElkindRalph L SaccoMyles WolfKen CheungClinton B WrightSumit MohanPublished in: PloS one (2018)
In a large, multiethnic, elderly cohort, we found a highly discrepant prevalence of CKD with eGFRcys versus eGFRcr. Determining the optimal method to estimate GFR in elderly populations needs urgent further study to improve risk stratification and drug dosing.
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