The Implication of Dropping Race from the MDRD Equation to Estimate GFR in an African American-Only Cohort

Table 3

Comparison between the MDRD and MDRD_{race removed} formulas.

	MDRDrace removed (m/min/1.73 m^2)
MDRD eGFR (m/min/1.73 m^2)		>60	45–59	30–44	15–29	<15
	>60	110	73 (39.9%)
	45–59		23	61 (71.8%)	1
	30–44			17	20 (54.1%)
	15–29				14	8 (36.4%)