Comparison of the MDRD Study and CKD-EPI Equations for the Estimation of the Glomerular Filtration Rate in the Korean General Population: The Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V-1), 2010

• Main Authors: Tae-Dong Jeong (Author), Woochang Lee (Author), Sail Chun (Author), Sang Koo Lee (Author), Jin-Sook Ryu (Author), Won-Ki Min (Author), Jung Sik Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We compared the accuracy of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations in Korean patients and evaluated the difference in CKD prevalence determined using the two equations in the Korean general populati...