Chronic Kidney Disease Classification in Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial: Comparison Using Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and CKD-Epidemiology Collaboration Definitions.

CONCLUSIONS: Use of the MDRD equation led to a higher percentage of participants being classified as having CKD stages 3-4. Younger and non-black participants were more likely to be reclassified as not having CKD using the CKD-EPI equation.
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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - August 11, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rocco MV, Chapman A, Chertow GM, Cohen D, Chen J, Cutler JA, Diamond MJ, Freedman BI, Hawfield A, Judd E, Killeen AA, Kirchner K, Lewis CE, Pajewski NM, Wall BM, Yee J, SPRINT Research Group Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research