Clinical Study

Simple Cystatin C Formula for Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Overweight Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 3

The accuracy of formulas within 30% of estimated 51CrEDTA clearance values for different stages of CKD.

Stages of chronic kidney disease
CKD stage (number of patients)
GFR, mL/min/1.73 m2
Stage 1 (10)
90
Stage 2 (17)
60–89
Stage 3 (36)
30–59
Stage 4 (39)
15–29
Stage 5 (11)
<15

EquationAccuracy within 30% of estimated 51CrEDTA clearance (%)

C&G formula90.070.655.643.627.3
MDRD formula20.058.869.469.263.6
CKD-EPI formula20.058.869.466.754.5
CKD-EPI creatinine and cystatin formula30.052.963.971.872.7
Simple cystatin C formula80.082.463.923.10.0