Evaluating the Removal of Race Adjustment from the eGFR Equation

Elimination of race in estimates of kidney function to provide ... - CMAJ

Evaluation of the race-corrected eGFR equation has found a differential bias of 3.2 mL/min/1.73 m2 (95% confidence interval 1.3–5) between ...

Use of Race in Kidney Function Estimation - Annual Reviews

... removal of the black race coefficient from a glomerular filtration rate estimating equation. ... equations to estimate GFR without race. N ...

Eliminating Race as a Variable in Estimating Kidney Function

There has been increasing awareness and concern that systematically assigning higher eGFR AA values for Black patients may be harmful.

Limited Evidence for Use of a Black Race Modifier in eGFR ...

Background Commonly used estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations include a Black race modifier (BRM) that was incorporated during equation ...

Systematic review of international studies evaluating MDRD ... - OUCI

Use of race adjustment in estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) has been challenged given concerns that it may negatively impact the clinical care of ...

Urological impact of race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate ...

Most research studies to date that have evaluated the consequence of removing the race adjustment form the eGFR calculation formulas are simulations of ...

Effect of removing race from glomerular filtration rate-estimating ...

Inclusion of race in eGFR equations calculates a higher eGFR at a given serum creatinine concentration for Black patients versus non-Black ...

KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and ...

2: For most people and clinical settings, validated eGFR equations using SCr are appropriate for drug dosing. ... The concerns about the continued use of race in ...

THE EFFECTS OF ELIMINATING RACE-BASED ADJUSTMENTS IN ...

The researchers estimated the prevalence of chronic kidney disease if race adjustments were removed from eGFR equations in two national samples: ...

Inside the bruising battle to purge race from a kidney disease ...

The eGFR equation's proponents, according to some who joined the meeting, described it as the evidence-based way to assess kidney function and ...

Making the Switch to Race-Free GFR Estimates | myadlm.org

Ultimately, we agreed to change the language of the report to remove race, but we provided two values generated by the eGFR formula to try to ...

MP12-08 EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EXCLUDING THE RACE ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equation is based on several factors among which the race factor has been broadly criticized. In ...

eGFR Calculator - National Kidney Foundation

The joint NKF/ASN Task Force recommends using the CKD-EPI Creatinine Equation (2021) to estimate GFR. More information regarding this recommendation may be ...

Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology

The lack of reproducibility of eGFR equation accuracy across Black populations globally reinforces the notion that race is not a fixed ...

Limited Evidence for Use of a Black Race Modifier in eGFR ...

The application of the BRM in the MDRD and CKD-EPICr eGFR equations was questioned and the downstream clinical impact of the use or removal of ...

Medical Students Lead Effort to Remove Race from Kidney Function ...

Black race was associated with slightly higher GFR even when patients had the same blood creatinine levels, which was attributed to higher average muscle mass.

A Canadian Commentary on the NKF-ASN Task Force ...

The authors recognize and strongly endorse the elimination of race correction for GFR estimates. Newer equations using cystatin C alone or ...

Bias Cut - Brigham Magazine

In 1999, a new method for estimating GFR was introduced from a study of 1,628 participants, 12% of whom were Black. This method included a race adjustment, ...

Should Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Be Adjusted for Race?

1 These equations were generated using regres- sions of serum creatinine and other variables against measured GFR. Currently, the CKD-EPI equation is used to ...

Kidney health: New approach may improve outcomes for Black people

“New eGFR equations that incorporate creatinine and cystatin C but omit race are more accurate and led to smaller differences between Black ...