Table 1.
CKD-EPI equations for GFR estimating.
| Equation 1: serum creatinine ([5]) | ||
| Gender | Creatinine (mg/dL) | |
| Male | ≤0.9 | GFR = 144 × (sCr/0.9)−0.411 × 0.993age × (1.159 if black) |
| >0.9 | GFR = 144 × (sCr/0.9)−1.209 × 0.993age × (1.159 if black) | |
| Female | ≤0.7 | GFR = 141 × (sCr/0.7)−0.329 × 0.993age × (1.159 if black) |
| >0.7 | GFR = 141 × (sCr/0.7)−1.209 × 0.993age × (1.159 if black) | |
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| Equation 2: combination of serum creatinine and serum cystatin C ([3]) | ||
| Gender | Creatinine (mg/dL) | |
| Male | ≤0.9 | GFR = 135 × (sCr/0.9)−0.207 × (sCys/0.8)a × 0.995age × (1.08 if black) |
| >0.9 | GFR = 135 × (sCr/0.9)−0.601 × (sCys/0.8)a × 0.995age × (1.08 if black) | |
| Female | ≤0.7 | GFR = 130 × (sCr/0.7)−0.248 × (sCys/0.8)a × 0.995age × (1.08 if black) |
| >0.7 | GFR = 130 × (sCr/0.7)−0.601 × (sCys/0.8)a × 0.995age × (1.08 if black) | |
| a = −0.375 if sCys ≤0.8 mg/L or −0.711 if sCys >0.8 mg/L | ||
GFR, glomerular filtration rate; sCr, serum creatinine; sCys, serum cystatin C.