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Performance of creatinine-based equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate in White and Black populations in Europe, Brazil and Africa

202282 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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In a European and African cohort, the performances of CKD-EPIAS remain suboptimal. The EKFC equation, using usual or dedicated population-specific Q-values, presents the best performance in the whole age range in the European and African populations included in this study.

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  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies

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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac241

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