Research Article

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

Table 5

Comparison between the CKD-EPI and CKD-EPIrace-removed formulas.

CKD-EPI race-removed (ml/min/1.73 m2)

CKD-EPI eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)>6045–5930–4415–29<15
>6013038 (22.6%)
45–594640 (46.5%)
30–442918 (38.3%)
15–29194 (17.4%)
<153