The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate
Authors: Yoram Maaravi, Michael Bursztyn, Jochanan Stessman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Letters19 April 2005The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration RateYoram Maaravi, MD, Michael Bursztyn, MD, and Jochanan Stessman, MDYoram Maaravi, MDFrom Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.Search for more papers by this author, Michael Bursztyn, MDFrom Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.Search for more papers by this author, and Jochanan Stessman, MDFrom Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-8-200504190-00030 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Rule and colleagues (1) tested the MDRD study equation (2) across a wide range of GFRs and found that it underestimated GFR by 29% in potential kidney donors. They concluded that the MDRD equation is inaccurate in healthy people and developed a new equation for estimating GFR when the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease is unknown. As suggested by Stevens and Levey in their accompanying editorial (3), we used both of these equations to estimate GFR in a community-dwelling elderly population as part of the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study.Four hundred fifty-four participants, all 70 years of age ...References1. Rule AD, Larson TS, Bergstralh EJ, Slezak JM, Jacobsen SJ, Cosio FG. Using serum creatinine to estimate glomerular filtration rate: accuracy in good health and in chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:929-37. [PMID: 15611490] LinkGoogle 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 Scholar3. Stevens LA, Levey AS. Clinical implications of estimating equations for glomerular filtration rate [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:959-61. [PMID: 15611494] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.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 Clinical Implications of Estimating Equations for Glomerular Filtration Rate Lesley A. Stevens and Andrew S. Levey 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 The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Andrew D. Rule and Fernando G. Cosio Metrics Cited byMeasurement of Renal FunctionOutcome of Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation in Hepatitis C: A Single-Center Long-Term Follow-up ExperienceSelection of Appropriate Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimating EquationRecent Developments in the Evaluation of Glomerular Filtration Rate: Is There a Place for β-Trace? 19 April 2005Volume 142, Issue 8Page: 680-681KeywordsCerebrovascular diseasesElderlyHeart diseasesHypertensionKidneysLongitudinal studiesRenal failureResearch laboratories ePublished: 19 April 2005 Issue Published: 19 April 2005 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...