Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate in Older People

Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate in Older People

We aimed at reviewing age-related changes in kidney structure and function, methods for estimating kidney function, and impact of reduced kidney function on geriatric outcomes, as well as the reliability and applicability of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in older patients. CKD is associated with different comorbidities and adverse outcomes such as disability and pre...

Nomogram for estimating glomerular filtration rate in elderly people.

After the second decade of life, the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decreases progressively. There is still considerable debate about the importance of this "physiological decrease" in GFR with age in many situations attributed to the effects of concomitant hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases (among others) observed in the elderly. The GFR is considered the best indicator o...

Evaluation of Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimating Formulas in Diabetic Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Objective: Measurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the best determinant in assessment of kidney function for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. As extremely accurate methods of GFR measurement (i.e. Inulin clearance) are expensive and Time-consuming and due to limitations of the 24 hour urine collection method, some formula have been developed for the GFR measurement. Here we have ...

estimating glomerular filtration rate in overweight and obese malaysian subjects

Estimating equations for glomerular filtration rate in children: laboratory considerations.

A recent report by Schwartz and coworkers has described improved equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in children (1 ). The equations were developed with data collected from 349 children 1–16 years of age with GFRs of approximately 20 –90 mL min 1 (1.73 m) 1 who were enrolled in the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) study. The new equations were developed to meet th...