Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) GFR Estimating Equations on CKD Prevalence and Classification Among Asians

BackgroundIn 2021, the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) validated a new equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). However, this new equation is not ethnic-specific, and prevalence of CKD in Asians is known to differ from other ethnicities. This study evalua...

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Published in:	Frontiers in medicine Vol. 9; p. 957437
Main Authors:	Betzler, Bjorn Kaijun, Sultana, Rehena, He, Feng, Tham, Yih Chung, Lim, Cynthia Ciwei, Wang, Ya Xing, Nangia, Vinay, Tai, E. Shyong, Rim, Tyler Hyungtaek, Bikbov, Mukharram M., Jonas, Jost B., Kang, Se Woong, Park, Kyu Hyung, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Sabanayagam, Charumathi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lausanne Frontiers Media SA 14.07.2022 Frontiers Media S.A
Subjects:	Age Asian Asian people Blood pressure Body mass index chronic kidney disease Collaboration Creatinine Diabetes Epidemiology Ethnicity glomerular filtration rate Hypertension Kidney diseases Medical referrals Medicine Minority & ethnic groups Population-based studies prevalence Risk factors United States > US Singapore India
ISSN:	2296-858X, 2296-858X
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