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Table 6 Percentage of discordant patients according to the two equations considered

From: Creatinine-or cystatin C-based equations to estimate glomerular filtration in the general population: impact on the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease

 

MDRD

CKD-EPI

CKD-EPI Cys

CKD-EPI mix

MDRD

XXXXXXXXX

   

CKD-EPI

3.3% (99.98%)

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CKD-EPI Cys

11.2% (87.1%)

8.29% (81.5%)

XXXXXXXXX

 

CKD-EPI mix

8.63% (96.7%)

5.58% (92.8%)

2.71% (44.7%)

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  1. In the brackets is the percentage of patients, among these discordant patients, yielding a positive result (eGFR below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) when the equation in the column is considered (although the equation in the same line gives an eGFR greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2).
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