Skip to main content

Table 3 Definition and method of attainment of study outcomes

From: Long-term risk of chronic kidney disease and mortality in children after acute kidney injury: a systematic review

Author, Year published

Proteinuria definition

Proteinuria method

Hypertension definition

Hypertension method

Abnormal GFR definition

GFR estimation method

Askenazi [14], 2006

Urine alb/UCr ratio > 30 mg/g

NS

sys or dia >95% for age, sex, ht. HTN confirmed with 2 repeat visits

NS

GFR <90

Schwartz formula

Buysse [50], 2008

UPr/UCr >0.2 mg/mg

Avg of 3 first morning samples

sys > 95% for age, sex, ht

Avg of 3 BP measurements

GFR <90

Schwartz or Cockroft formula

Georgaki-Angelaki [45], 1989

NS

dipstick

abnormal BP for age

NS

GFR <90

Inulin Clearance

Mammen [41], 2012

Urine alb/UCr ratio ≥ 30 mg/g

Spot collection. If positive, first morning sample

sys or dia >95% for age, sex, ht. HTN confirmed with ABPM or 2 repeat visits

lowest of 3 BP readings

GFR ≤90

Schwartz formula or DTPA clearance

Mel [36], 2013

NS

Urinalysis

BP >90%

NS

GFR <90

Schwartz formula

Miler, 1997

NS

NS

NS

NS

GFR <90

Schwartz formula

Shaw [44], 1991

NS

dipstick

sys or dia >95% for age, sex, ht. HTN confirmed with 2 repeat visits

NS

Abnormal mGFR

DTPA clearance

Slack [51], 2005

>150 mg/day

24 hour collection

sys >95% for age, sex, ht

lowest of 3 BP readings

GFR <90

EDTA clearance

Viaud [46], 2011

UPr/UCr >0.5 mg/mg

NS

NS

NS

GFR <90

EDTA clearance

Wedekin [52], 2008

NP

NP

NP

NP

abnormal SCr

Schwartz formula

  1. Abbreviations: Alb albumin, UCr urine creatinine, UPr urine protein, NS not specified, Avg average, NP not performed, sys systolic, dia diastolic, HTN hypertension, ht height, BP blood pressure, DTPA diethylenetriamine pentaacetate, EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ABPM ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, SCr serum creatinine.