A greater proportion of younger adults are at risk under the age-adapted CKD classification system. Switching from the current KDIGO classification system to an age-adapted CKD classification system ...

Current equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that use serum creatinine or cystatin C incorporate age, sex, and race to estimate measured GFR. However, race in eGFR equations is a ...

Urine/creatinine was the variable with the highest importance and ID'd highest risk group when combined with urine epidermal growth factor/creatinine. (HealthDay News) — A biomarker panel can improve ...

This study found that the recent change to remove race from the calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may incorrectly label potential donors who are Black as having chronic kidney ...

Subtle abnormalities in kidney function—even within the range considered normal—may help identify people at risk of ...

The full guideline included 28 recommendations for which there is the greatest evidence and 141 practice points, which reflect the expert opinion of the group. HealthDay News — In a 2024 clinical ...

A GFR of over 90 is considered normal. But having a GFR of 60 or above may also be considered within the normal range if you do not have other signs of kidney disease. Diabetes is a long-term (chronic ...

Use of cystatin C and SGLT2 inhibitors were highlighted in the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization's updated clinical practice guideline. In a synopsis of the recently ...