Removing race from the CKD-EPI equation and its impact on prognosis in a predominantly White European population.
Edouard L FuJosef CoreshMorgan E GramsCatherine M ClaseCarl-Gustaf ElinderJulie M PaikChava L RamspekLesley A InkerAndrew S LeveyFriedo W DekkerJuan Jesús CarreroPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2022)
Implementing the 2021 CKD-EPI equation in predominantly White European populations would raise eGFR by a modest amount (larger at older age and men) and shift a major proportion of CKD patients to a higher eGFR category. eGFR by both equations strongly predicted outcomes.