article · The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine

The New Creatinine-Based Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) 2021 Equation: Potential Impact on Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease in an Asymptomatic Black African Population

20242 citationsAga Khan University Kenya

Abstract

The CKD-EPI 2021 equation gave a comparable eGFR to the non-race-corrected CKD-EPI 2009 equation and its implementation in laboratories reporting eGFR in Kenya will help in identifying patients with an appropriate decrease in renal function.

Research topics

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

Sustainable Development Goals

3Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfae002

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