Evaluating the Removal of Race Adjustment from the eGFR Equation

Title:Algorithmic Changes Are Not Enough: Evaluating the Removal of Race Adjustment from the eGFR Equation ... Abstract:Changing clinical ...

Evaluating the Removal of Race Adjustment From the eGFR Equation

Removing race adjustment from estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations may reduce disparities in chronic kidney disease (CKD), but has not been ...

In the two years following implementation of the CKD-EPI 2021 equation–-a new eGFR equation without race adjustment–-there were no changes in ...

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

3,4 The result of Black race adjustment leads to falsely elevated eGFR estimations among Black patients with chronic kidney disease. This has led to delays in ...

Study supports removing race from estimate of kidney function

The researchers found that removal of race adjustment improved bias, accuracy and precision of eGFR equations for Black adults. Their report ...

Removing Race from Kidney Disease Diagnosis - PMC

The inclusion of race in the calculation of eGFR has been linked to disparities in care, including delays in both the diagnosis of kidney disease and the ...

Removal of Race Adjustment Improved Bias, Accuracy in eGFR ...

Removal of race adjustment was found to improve bias in 10 of the 11 studies that evaluated the bias of the CKD-EPICr equations. A study based ...

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 patients.

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

For example, studies suggest that using the variable in the CKD-EPI formula has the potential to overestimate Black patients' kidney function by as much as 16 ...

An Endorsement of the Removal of Race From GFR Estimation ...

Removal of the race modifier to estimate GFR is only one small step for equity in kidney disease diagnosis and treatment, and further research ...

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 ...

Filtering Bias Out of Kidney Testing - Penn Medicine

The eGFR equation reports a score based on measured creatinine levels while also considering a patient's age, gender, and race.

Algorithmic Changes Are Not Enough: Evaluating the Removal of ...

Algorithmic Changes Are Not Enough: Evaluating the Removal of the Race Adjustment from the eGFR Equation featuring Marika Cusick.

In Search of a Better Equation — Performance and Equity in ...

Although many experts agree that we should reconsider the use of race in equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and in ...

The rationale for removing adjustment for ethnicity from ...

No study has shown that creatinine production rates are higher in 'black' people in the UK or that the eGFR formula used for individuals from other racial or ...

Removing race coefficient from eGFR equation changes CKD stage ...

... equation.“The study aimed to assess the impact of removing race adjustment when estimating glomerular filtration rate (kidney function) on ...

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

Race parameters in the calculation of eGFR do not account for persons who identify as multiracial or decline to answer clinicians' questions ...

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

The majority of studies found that removal of race adjustment improved bias, accuracy, and precision of eGFR equations for Black adults. Risk of study bias was ...

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

Overall, the committee is in strong support of requiring the use of a race-neutral eGFR equation. The PAC would like to see this change as soon ...