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nephro (version 1.5)

FAS.creat.cys: FAS equation for creatinine and cystatin C

Description

Full age spectrum (FAS) GFR estimation based on serum creatinine and cystatin C

Usage

FAS.creat.cys(creatinine, cystatin, 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

cystatin

Numeric vector with serum or plasma cystatin C values in mg/l

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. An estimated glomerular filtration rate equation for the full age spectrum from serum creatinine and cystatin C. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2017; 32: 497-507.

See Also

FAS.cys