The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate
Authors: Andrew D. Rule, Fernando G. Cosio
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Letters19 April 2005The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration RateAndrew D. Rule, MD and Fernando G. Cosio, MDAndrew D. Rule, MDFrom Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.Search for more papers by this author and Fernando G. Cosio, MDFrom Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-8-200504190-00031 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We are gratified that our article has generated a healthy discussion. It was not our intent to initiate a debate about “whose GFR equation is best.” All of the available equations, including ours, have limitations. Instead, we believe we should concentrate our efforts on whether a generalizable equation based on serum creatinine can be developed (this may not be possible). We also believe that it is important to be cautious when interpreting the prevalence of a reduced estimated GFR in various populations.The discrepancy between our results and those of Froissart and colleagues may be related to differences ...References1. Poggio ED, Wang X, Greene T, Van Lente F, Hall PM. Performance of the modification of diet in renal disease and Cockcroft-Gault equations in the estimation of GFR in health and in chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005;16:459-66. [PMID: 15615823] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Levey AS, Bosch JP, Lewis JB, Greene T, Rogers N, Roth D. A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: a new prediction equation. Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:461-70. [PMID: 10075613] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoA More Accurate Method To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine: A New Prediction Equation Andrew S. Levey , Juan P. Bosch , Julia Breyer Lewis , Tom Greene , Nancy Rogers , David Roth , and Using Serum Creatinine To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate: Accuracy in Good Health and in Chronic Kidney Disease Andrew D. Rule , Timothy S. Larson , Erik J. Bergstralh , Jeff M. Slezak , Steven J. Jacobsen , and Fernando G. Cosio The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Marc C. Froissart , Jerome Rossert , and Pascal Houillier The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Pierre Delanaye and Jean-Marie Krzesinski The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Yoram Maaravi , Michael Bursztyn , and Jochanan Stessman Metrics Cited byRelative Performance of the MDRD and CKD-EPI Equations for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate among Patients with Varied Clinical Presentations 19 April 2005Volume 142, Issue 8Page: 681KeywordsAttentionCardiac outputChronic kidney diseaseConflicts of interestCreatinineEpidemiologyGlomerular filtration rateMedical risk factorsPopulation statistics ePublished: 19 April 2005 Issue Published: 19 April 2005 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...