National Estimates of CKD Prevalence and Potential Impact of Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Without Race.

Vishal DuggalI-Chun ThomasMaria E Montez-RathGlenn M ChertowManjula Kurella Tamura

Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2021)

Removal of race adjustment from CKD-EPI eGFR would double the estimated prevalence of CKD among Black adults in the United States. Such a change is likely to affect a sizeable number of drug-dosing decisions. It may also improve the accuracy of kidney failure risk prediction among higher-risk Black adults.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
risk factors
small cell lung cancer
epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase
quality improvement
emergency department