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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Oct 31;53(2):218–228. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.034

Table 3.

Models Used to Estimate CKD Prevalence.

Include or Exclude Pregnant or Menstruating Women in Estimations
Missing eGFR or ACR Include in eGFR and ACR Include pregnant women in eGFR; exclude pregnant or menstruating women from ACR Exclude pregnant women from eGFR; exclude pregnant or menstruating women from ACR
Excluded Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Included when possible Model 4 Model 5 (primary model) Model 6

Note: Each model used each of the 3 GFR estimating equations and sex-specific and non-sex-specific ACR cut points.

Abbreviations: ACR, albumin-creatinine ratio; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.