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. 2020 Aug 27;21:372. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02018-x

Table 2.

Cross classification of participants with chronic kidney disease by the various formulae and the kappa statistic for each comparison

CKD-EPI cystatin C CKD-EPIcr-cys Cockcroft-Gault MDRD
yes no yes no yes no yes no
CKD-EPI creatinine
yes 21 16 22 15 17 20 37 0
no 29 1026 42 1013 5 1050 5 1050
Kappa 0.462 0.410 0.565 0.934
CKD-EPI cystatin C
yes 47 3 16 34 21 29
no 17 1025 6 1036 21 1021
Kappa 0.815 0.429 0.433
CKD-EPIcr-cys
yes 16 48 23 41
no 6 1022 19 1009
Kappa 0.353 0.406
Cockcroft-Gault
yes 17 5
no 25 1045
Kappa 0.519

Number of participants with chronic kidney disease (CKD): CKD-EPI creatinine: n = 37; CKD-EPI cystatin C: n = 50; CKD-EPI creatinine-cystatin C (CKD-EPIcr-cys): n = 64; Cockcroft-Gault: n = 22; Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD): n = 42