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

Levey, Andrew S; Tighiouart, Hocine; Titan, Silvia M; Inker, Lesley A · JAMA Intern Med · 2020

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the use of race in estimating glomerular filtration rate and whether height and weight could substitute for race using pooled data from 10 studies of people with and without chronic kidney disease.

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