The minimum-mortality estimated glomerular filtration rate percentile shifts upward in the aged population: a nationwide population-based study.
Yaerim KimSoojin LeeYeonhee LeeSehoon ParkSanghyun ParkJin Hyuk PaekWoo Yeong ParkKyubok JinSeungyeup HanYong Chul KimSeung Seok HanHajeong LeeJung Pyo LeeKwon Wook JooChun Soo LimYon Su KimKyungdo HanSeung Seok HanPublished in: Clinical kidney journal (2020)
The eGFR percentile showing minimum mortality moves upward in the aged population as well as patients with diabetes and hypertension, which might reduce the clinical significance of hyperfiltration. Risk stratification for mortality should be approached differently according to the specific conditions of the patient group.