Research Article

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

Table 3

Linear regression eGFR and 99mTc-DTPA measured GFR.

Dependent variableIndependent variableCoefficient value

99mTc-DTPA measured GFReGFRCG0.40
 Constant17.14
eGFRMDRD0.43
 Constant15.61
eGFRCKD-EPI0.47
 Constant13.48
eGFRNE1.22
 Constant-13.22

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.