Table 3.
Comparison of predictive equations during follow-up in CKD patients with non-diabetic nephropathies.
| Method of GFR estimation | Slope of GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2/year) Median and [range] |
p value in the Friedman test (non parametric ANOVA) |
P value in Dunn's multiple comparison post-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroup of patients with deteriorating renal function (n = 65) |
Inulin Clearance | -3.72 [-0.48 to -72] | ||
| GFR Cockcroft-Gault | -4.08 [-0.36 to -60] | NS | ||
| BSA-modified Cockcroft-Gault Formula | -3.48 [-0.24 to -56] | p = 0.29 | NS | |
| Abbreviated MDRD equation | -3.12 [0 to -64] | NS | ||
| Mayo Clinic Quadratic equation | -3.73 [0 to -78] | NS | ||
| Subgroup of patients with improving renal function (n = 61) |
Inulin Clearance | +6 [+0.36 to +99] | ||
| GFR Cockcroft-Gault | +4.2 [0 to +102] | p < 0.001 | p < 0.05 | |
| BSA-modified Cockcroft-Gault Formula | +3.36 [+0.12 to +109] | p < 0.05 | ||
| Abbreviated MDRD equation | +5.04 [0 to +138] | p < 0.05 | ||
| Mayo Clinic Quadratic equation | +4.74 [0 to +53] | p < 0.05 | ||