Comparison of the performance of 2 GFR estimating equations using creatinine and cystatin C to predict adverse outcomes in elderly individuals

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 636-638

  Emrich, Insa E ^a   Pickering, John W ^b   Schöttker, Ben ^c   Lennartz, Claudia S ^a   Rogacev, Kyrill S ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^c   Rothenbacher, Dietrich ^d   Holleczek, Bernd ^e   Saum, Kai Uwe ^c   Fliser, Danilo ^a   Heine, Gunnar H ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e SAARLAND CANCER REGISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84926410405     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.12.006     Document Type: Letter

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