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. 2020 Jun 18;24:359. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03057-4

Table 1.

Agreement analysis between CrCl24h and formulae estimating renal function

All ICU days (n = 51,604) CrCl24h < 130 ml/min/1.73 m2 (n = 41,290) CrCl24h ≥ 130 ml/min/1.73 m2 (n = 10,314)
Median (IQR) (ml/min/1.73 m2)
 CrCl24h 73 (37;118) 58 (30;88) 166 (145;200)
 CrClCG 83 (50;127) 70 (43;103) 145 (116;183)
 eGFRMDRD 87 (50;130) 72 (42;109) 143 (115;185)
 eGFRCKD-EPI 88 (51;108) 75 (43;99) 116 (104;130)
Correlation with CrCl24h = Spearman correlation coefficient
 CrClCG 0.63° 0.62° 0.18°
 eGFRMDRD, 0.59° 0.60° 0.15°
 eGFRCKD-EPI 0.69° 0.72° 0.19°
Mean bias (95% CI) = mean difference CrCl24h – estimator (ml/min/1.73 m2)
 CrClCG − 11 (− 11;-10) − 20 (− 20;-19) 25 (23;27)
 eGFRMDRD − 14 (− 15;− 14) − 23 (− 23;− 23) 21 (19;23)
 eGFRCKD-EPI 3 (3;4) − 12 (− 13;− 12) 66 (64;67)
Precision = SD of the bias (ml/min/1.73 m2)
 CrClCG 55 41 83
 eGFRMDRD 61 46 94
 eGFRCKD-EPI 48* 26* 62*
Accuracy = percentage within 30% of CrCl24h
 CrClCG 47 45 58
 eGFRMDRD 45 43 56
 eGFRCKD-EPI 50 51 45

n number of ICU days; CrCl24h creatinine clearance measured by 24-h urine collection, corrected for body surface area; IQR interquartile range; CrClCG estimated creatinine clearance by the Cockcroft – Gault formula, corrected for body surface area; eGFRMDRD estimated glomerular filtration rate by the 4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula; eGFRCKD-EPI estimated glomerular filtration rate by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formula; SD standard deviation; CI confidence interval

°p < 0,001

*Best performing