Research Article

Development and Validation of Creatinine-Based Estimates of the Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation from 99mTc-DTPA Imaging in the Malaysian Setting

Table 2

Correlation analyses between eGFR and 99mTc-DTPA.

Variablesr95% confidence intervalR-square

99mTc-DTPA measured GFReGFRCG0.750.64 to 0.830.56
eGFRMDRD0.780.68 to 0.850.60
eGFRCKD-EPI0.810.72 to 0.870.66
eGFRNE0.810.72 to 0.870.66

99mTc-DTPA, Technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; CG, Cockcroft–Gault; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration; NE: new equation.