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ArticlePloS one2017

Validation of glomerular filtration rate-estimating equations in Chinese children.

Ke Zheng, Mengchun Gong, Yan Qin, Hongmei Song, Ximin Shi, Yuan Wu, Fang Li, Xuemei Li

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ke ZhengDepartment of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mengchun GongDepartment of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yan QinDepartment of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Hongmei SongDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Ximin ShiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yuan WuDepartment of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Fang LiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xuemei LiDepartment of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlomerular filtration rate (GFR) is essential for renal function evaluation and classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD), while the reference method in children are cumbersome. In the Chinese children, there was no data about GFR measured through plasma or renal clearance of the exogenous markers, and therefore no validated GFR-estimating tools in this population.

methodsWe measured GFR with double-sample plasma clearance of 99mTc-DTPA (mGFR) in 87 hospitalized children with renal injury. Using mGFR as the golden standard, we evaluate the efficiency of four different GFR estimation equations (the original and update Schwartz equation, the Filler equation, the CKiD equation) by statistical parameters of correlation, precision and accuracy.

resultsIn our population, mGFR was 97.0± 31.9 mL/min/1.73m2. The updated Schwartz equation, the Filler equation and the CKiD equation, produced eGFR with strong correlation with mGFR, strong explanation capacity of variance in mGFR, small bias, satisfactory performance in Bland-Altman analysis, high intra-class correlation coefficients, high ratio of eGFR within mGFR±10% and eGFR within mGFR±30%, good agreement in CKD staging between eGFR and mGFR. The original Schwartz equation produced eGFR with large bias, poor precision and accuracy.

conclusionThe validated equations to estimate GFR in our patients are the updated Schwartz equation, which is simple for bedside use, the Filler equation and the CKiD equation, which provide more accurate eGFR. The original Schwartz equation should not be applied to estimate GFR in Chinese children with kidney injuries.

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