Effect of race|free estimated glomerular filtration rate equations ...

Effect of race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate equations ...

Race free renal function equations may inadvertently result in increased exclusion of black patients from clinical trials.

Race-free renal function estimation equations and potential impact ...

Kidney function, as estimated by glomerular filtration rate equations ... race from these equations leads to the calculation of lower kidney ...

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

Race-free eGFR equations have higher bias and lower agreement between measured and estimated GFR categories, compared to their predecessors. While the process ...

Race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate equation in kidney ...

Conclusion A new race-free kidney recipient specific GFR equation was developed and validated using multiple, large, international cohorts of ...

Impact of Race-Free Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimations on CKD ...

The 2021 CKD-EPI removes Black race as a factor in calculating the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We assessed its effect on CKD prevalence.

How will eliminating the race coefficient affect Black patients?

Laboratories have been using new (2021) equations to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Notably, the new equations differ from ...

Understanding race-neutral eGFR calculations - OPTN - HRSA

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a common clinical calculation that measures the function of patients' kidneys; How race-based adjustments to ...

Bias and Accuracy of Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimating ...

Race-based equations often overestimated GFR in Black individuals whereas serum cystatin C–based GFR estimating equations demonstrated minimal ...

Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of ...

Standard equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) employ race multipliers, systematically inflating eGFR for Black ...

Race and eGFR: Addressing Health Disparities in Chronic Kidney ...

Starting on May 4, 2021, UC Davis Health will calculate estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) rate without a parameter for race. African ...

Removing Race from Estimates of Kidney Function

The eGFR equation includes age, sex, race and/or body weight to approximate directly measured kidney function. However, race is a social, not a ...

Race, Genetic Ancestry, and Estimating Kidney Function in CKD

The inclusion of race in equations to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has become controversial. Alternative equations that can ...

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

Kidney function assessment by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations, such as the Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology ...

New Creatinine- and Cystatin C–Based Equations to Estimate GFR ...

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

Reassess Inclusion of Race in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a tool used to measure kidney function. Some eGFR formulas include a Black race ...

Evaluating the Elimination of Race from eGFR Equations - NYC.gov

multiplier from estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations. ... Reconsidering the Consequences of Using Race to Estimate Kidney Function. JAMA ...

A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the ...

In alignment with the NKF and ASN, the Task Force unanimously agreed that race should be removed from estimating equation calculation and ...

Examining the Potential Impact of Race Multiplier Utilization in ...

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations, which assign higher eGFR values to African-American patients, may be a mechanism for ...

Removing the Racial Coefficient From Calculations of eGFR

Mount Sinai has switched to the more accurate Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation to calculate estimated glomerular filtration ...

Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate With vs Without Including ...

Using race in the equation to estimate GFR is problematic because race is a social rather than a biological construct. ... People self-define ...