Research Article

Modified Glomerular Filtration Rate-Estimating Equations Developed in Asiatic Population for Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 4

Performance between eGFR and sGFR in different subgroups of CKD.

Median of difference (25% and 75% percentile)Median % absolute difference (25% and 75% percentile) Accuracy withinCKD stage
misclassification
15%30%50%

Performance in CKD stages 1-2 ( )
 Asian equation 20.63 (−1.57, 48.63)*@35.18 (14.47, 60.13)*27.4*43.5*64.5*56.5*#
 Korean equation18.91 (−1.67, 30.96)†&28.58 (10.67, 43.50)37.151.6*87.1*#53.2*&
 Japanese equation−7.25 (−22.04, 9.93)*20.21 (11.53, 35.64)#32.366.1#87.154.8‡#
 Thai equation12.45 (1.06, 53.80)*@39.16 (16.89, 64.49)*21.0*41.9*59.7*61.3*#
 Chinese equation 127.43 (2.89, 63.99)*@42.13 (18.49, 70.53)*17.738.7*56.5*61.3*#
 Chinese equation 29.72 (−4.71, 29.98)#23.48 (9.42, 38.95)40.359.785.553.2
 Simplified reexpressed MDRD equation13.01 (−6.85, 38.11)*&27.36 (11.74, 50.44)*30.6*53.2*75.8*56.5*
 CKD-EPI equation10.06 (−4.94, 26.66)&19.52 (8.12, 44.31)#40.3*64.5*88.7*&54.8*#
Performance in CKD stages 3a-3b ( )
 Asian equation 1.72 (−9.92, 14.04)27.78 (15.44, 55.86)*23.552.971.874.1
 Korean equation10.72 (−3.64, 23.35)*36.81 (13.90, 53.44)25.942.4*69.475.3
 Japanese equation−12.02 (−21.52, −2.49)*32.58 (13.57, 46.99)29.447.177.672.9
 Thai equation3.99 (−8.83, 16.10)29.66 (16.28, 56.38)*23.550.669.478.8
 Chinese equation 10.98 (−11.56, 14.97)32.45 (17.48, 58.97)*20.047.1*70.676.5
 Chinese equation 21.28 (−8.90, 12.10)24.28 (12.17, 43.60)34.162.481.265.9
 Simplified reexpressed MDRD equation−2.42 (−12.90, 9.27)*26.92 (14.145, 6.82)*27.154.174.171.8
 CKD-EPI equation−0.54 (−12.53, 11.77)*28.72 (14.35, 54.64)*27.155.370.671.8
Performance in CKD stages 4-5 ( )
 Asian equation −5.87 (−10.49, 1.04)*#46.04 (25.29, 63.40)*#12.937.159.7*48.4*&
 Korean equation0.93 (−5.03, 10.03) *#34.48 (13.27, 65.66)27.443.5*62.9*54.8*#
 Japanese equation−8.22 (−12.54, −3.35)*48.35 (33.95, 65.14)‡@11.3&21.0&53.2&62.9*
 Thai equation−5.56 (−10.26, 1.62)*#43.91 (23.56, 62.84)*8.1‡#37.1*61.4*51.6*@
 Chinese equation 1−6.41 (−11.55, −0.47)*#49.28 (27.83, 66.21)14.527.4#51.6†#51.6*&
 Chinese equation 2−1.95 (−6.94, 5.16)29.43 (14.67, 52.26)25.851.672.641.9&
 Simplified reexpressed MDRD equation−6.48 (−11.30, −0.21)*46.90 (30.80, 64.90)‡&12.9&22.6@51.6†&53.2*#
 CKD-EPI equation−6.90 (−11.56, −0.47)*50.08 (32.79, 66.25)†&12.9#22.6@48.4†&54.8*#

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; sGFR: standard glomerular filtration rate; CKD: chronic kidney disease.
* compared with Chinese equation 2-GFR.
compared with Chinese equation 2-GFR.
compared with Chinese equation 2-GFR.
@ compared with the subgroup with CKD stages 3a-3b.
& compared with the subgroup with CKD stages 3a-3b.
# compared with the subgroup with CKD stages 3a-3b.