Estimated glomerular filtration rate and problems in the interpretation of CKD-EPI equations.
(Short communication - data expansion and comments to the article „Estimated glomerular filtration rate in diabetic patients“ published by Šálek, T. and Ponížil, P.)

Česká verzia

Authors: A. Jabor ¹; J. Franeková ¹; Z. Kubíček ¹; T. Šálek ²
Authors place of work: Pracoviště laboratorních metod, IKEM Praha ¹; Oddělení klinické biochemie, Baťova nemocnice, Zlín ²
Published in the journal: Klin. Biochem. Metab., 22 (43), 2014, No. 1, p. 8-10

Summary

Authors followed the article „Estimated glomerular filtration rate in diabetic patients“ published by Šálek, T. and Ponížil, P. We expanded original data set (N=565) with additional 950 examinations and compared equations for glomerular filtration rate estimation (eGFR) from KDIGO 2012 Guidelines (equation CKD-EPI, version 2009 for creatinine only, version 2012 for cystatin C only and version 2012 for the combination of creatinine + cystatin C). Authors concluded, that CKD-EPI equations offer different results in different intervals of glomerular filtration. Cystatin C based equation (CKD-EPI 2012, cystatin C) offers higher values of eGFR in the interval above 1.5 ml/s per 1.73 m² in comparison to the equation CKD-EPI 2009 (creatinine) and vice versa in the interval below 1.5 ml/s per 1.73 m². Combined equation CKD-EPI 2012 (creatinine + cystatin C) is more related to the concentration of cystatin C than to the concentration of creatinine. These results may have impact on the interpretation and strategy of GFR estimation in clinical practice.

Keywords:
creatinine, cystatin C, glomerular filtration.

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