Evaluation of eGFR methods in a sub-Saharan African community-based pediatric population.
Michael Abel AlaoOlayinka Rasheed IbrahimAdanze Onyenonachi AsinobiDebo Adebowale AdemolaUdeme Ekpenyong EkrikpoWasiu Adekunle OlowuPublished in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2024)
In African children with CKD, the Chehade, CKiD Under 25 creatinine-based equations, and the Full Age Spectrum equations show promise for CKD diagnosis. However, a measured GFR is essential to identifying the most accurate eGFR equation in this population.