Open AccessThe Mayo Clinic quadratic equation improves the prediction of glomerular filtration rate in diabetic subjects
Author(s) -
Vincent Rigalleau,
C. Lasseur,
C. Raffaitin,
C. Perlemoine,
Nicole Barthe,
Philippe Chauveau,
Christian Combe,
H. Gin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl649
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney disease , urology , receiver operating characteristic , body mass index , area under the curve
Although recommended, both the Cockcroft and Gault formula (CG) and the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) equation are not ideally predictive of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in diabetic subjects; we tested whether the new Mayo Clinic Quadratic (MCQ) equation performed better.
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