Table 8.

Qualitative Assessment of The Effect of Varying Prevalence Modeling Strategies.

Factor	Qualitative Impact on Prevalence Estimates
GFR estimating equation: MDRD Study, Mayo, or Cockcroft-Gault	Large
Use of sex-specific or non-sex-specific ACR cut points to define albuminuria	Large, affecting only stages 1 and 2
Including pregnant and menstruating women in the albuminuria calculation	Trivial
Excluding pregnant women from the GFR estimation	Trivial
Excluding or including persons with missing ACR or eGFR.	Small

Abbreviations: ACR, albumin-creatinine ratio; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease