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nephro (version 1.5)

EKFC.creat: EKFC equation for serum creatinine

Description

EKFC equation for serum creatinine modified from FAS equation

Usage

EKFC.creat(creatinine, sex, age)

Value

The function returns a numeric vector with eGFR values in ml/min/1.73 \(m^2\).

Arguments

creatinine

Numeric vector with serum or plasma creatinine values in mg/dl

sex

Numeric vector with 0 for females and 1 for males

age

Numeric vector with age in years

Author

Janina Herold

References

Pottel, H, et al. Development and Validation of a Modified Full Age Spectrum Creatinine-Based Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate : A Cross-sectional Analysis of Pooled Data. N Engl J Med 2021; 174: 183-191.

See Also

EKFC.cys, CKDEpi.creat