10/ 1999 marked the release of the MDRD Equation which was based on a larger population of 1628 patients and utilized iothalamate sodium I 125 as the gold standard for measured GFR. This study contained more women: 👉 60% men 👉 88% white https://t.co/D9R…
@ShawnJohnsonBOS @MaxJordan_N @rohankhaz Hello, and thanks for explaining your thoughts in such careful detail! I agree that representation in studies is vital. That was a huge problem w/ the original study putting race in eGFR, written by some of the s…
In 1999, a team of researchers sought to improve GFR estimates. The researchers used a group of 1,628 patients with chronic kidney disease who were part of a study that provided detailed measurements of their renal function. (4/17) https://t.co/62h68OYyPP
Further Readings Estimating eGFR Cockroft and Gault: https://t.co/dSO4gP4glq MDRD: https://t.co/WelP9VHzlx CKD Epi: https://t.co/yE9D9ZOiLt MDRD Updated Correction: https://t.co/4L1mABXGmS