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. 2010 Jan 29;25(5):1653–1661. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfp668

Table 5.

Agreement between models by Kappa statistic in detecting GFR < 45 and < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2

Steroid free Steroid maintenance Steroid free Steroid maintenance
GFR < 60 GFR < 45 GFR < 60 GFR < 45 GFR < 60 GFR < 45 GFR < 60 GFR < 45
Estimation method SN SP SN SP SN SP SN SP
eGFRCG Baseline 0.30 (0.11, 0.49) 0.43 (0.22, 0.63) 0.45 (0.11, 0.78) 0.35 (−0.02, 0.73) 78 51 50 90 86 58 44 88
1 year 0.44 (0.25, 0.64) 0.23 (−0.01, 0.48) NS NS 75 69 43 81 NS NS NS NS
eGFRMC Baseline 0.24 (0.09, 0.39) 0.42 (0.21, 0.62) 0.38 (0.21, 0.62) 0.43 (0.07, 0.79) 45 84 38 96 71 67 44 94
1 year 0.45 (0.27, 0.62) 0.35 (0.09, 0.60) NS NS 60 87 43 89 NS NS NS NS
eGFRMDRD Baseline 0.34 (0.17, 0.50) 0.49 (0.30, 0.70) 0.22 (−0.16, 0.59) 0.40 (0.06, 0.73) 59 78 46 96 71 50 33 100
1 year 0.55 (0.37, 0.73) 0.38 (0.13, 0.63) NS NS 77 78 50 87 NS NS NS NS
eGFRCKD-EPI Baseline 0.22 (0.07, 0.37) 0.44 (0.23, 0.64) 0.31 (−0.03, 0.67) 0.40 (0.06, 0.73) 45 81 38 98 57 75 33 100
1 year 0.44 (0.26, 0.63) 0.43 (0.17, 0.68) NS NS 62 84 43 93 NS NS NS NS

SN, sensitivity, SP, specificity. Both sensitivity and specificity are displayed as percentages. NS, not studied as the number of recipients in this category (i.e., 16) is too small.