Research Article

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

Table 4

Comparison between the MDRD and CKD-EPI formulas.

CKD-EPI (ml/min/1.73 m2)

MDRD eGFR (m/min/1.73 m2)>6045–5930–4415–29<15
>6016815 (8.2%)
45–596916 (18.8%)
30–442314 (10.8%)
15–29193 (13.6%)