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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 20.
Published in final edited form as: Antivir Ther. 2013 Aug 20;18(6):793–802. doi: 10.3851/IMP2676

Table 4.

Concordance between Drug Dosing Recommendations using Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate (top) and the Cockcroft-Gault Equation (bottom) Versus Estimated Kidney Function for specific drug examples

Drug (Dosing levels) CKD-EPI MDRD Study Cockcroft-Gault

Concordant (%)
Kappa (95% CI)
Concordant (%)
Kappa (95% CI)
Concordant (%)
Kappa (95% CI)
Comparison with Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate

Tenofovir (5); Emtricitabine (4) 95
0.60 (0.36, 0.84)
93
0.52 (0.28, 0.75)
93
0.49 (0.23, 0.75)
Tenofovir/ emtricitabine (3) 95
0.60 (0.36, 0.84)
93
0.52 (0.28, 0.75)
93
0.49 (0.23, 0.75)
Tenofovir/ emtricitabine/
efavirenz; Abacavir/ lamivudine
(2)
95
0.53 (0.29, 0.77)
93
0.46 (0.23, 0.70)
93
0.41 (0.16, 0.65)

Comparison with the Cockcroft-Gault Equation

Tenofovir (5); Emtricitabine (4)a 96
0.75 (0.57, 0.93)
94
0.66 (0.47, 0.85)
-
Tenofovir/ emtricitabine (3)a 96
0.75 (0.57, 0.93)
94
0.66 (0.47, 0.85)
-
Tenofovir/ emtricitabine/
efavirenz; Abacavir/ lamivudine
(2)
96
0.71 (0.52, 0.90)
95
0.64 (0.44, 0.84)
-

Abbreviations: mGFR, measured GFR; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology collaboration; MDRD Study, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study

Tenofovir (Viread®), tenofovir/ emtricitabine (Truvada®), tenofovir/ emtricitabine/ efavirenz (Atripla™), abacavir/ lamivudine (Epzicom™)

a

p<0.05 for difference in concordance rates among kidney function estimates

Dosing recommendations from Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents.

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents.

Department of Health and Human Services. October 14, 2011; 1-166 [3].