The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate
Authors: Pierre Delanaye, Jean-Marie Krzesinski
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Letters19 April 2005The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration RatePierre Delanaye, MD and Jean-Marie Krzesinski, MDPierre Delanaye, MDFrom CHU Sart Tilman and CHU Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium.Search for more papers by this author and Jean-Marie Krzesinski, MDFrom CHU Sart Tilman and CHU Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-8-200504190-00029 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We read with great interest the article by Rule and colleagues (1) on the use of different creatinine-based equations to estimate GFR. We fully agree with the limitations of the MDRD equation for healthy persons. Nevertheless, we would like to make some comments. First, as Rule and colleagues mentioned, their new equation does not adequately represent elderly patients or persons of nonwhite ethnicity. We think that neither the MDRD equation nor the new proposed Mayo Clinic equation will be satisfactory in certain populations, including obese, anorexic, cirrhotic, or pediatric patients (2). In these populations, the relationship between ...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. Pierrat A, Gravier E, Saunders C, Caira MV, Ait-Djafer Z, Legras B, et al. Predicting GFR in children and adults: a comparison of the Cockcroft-Gault, Schwartz, and modification of diet in renal disease formulas. Kidney Int. 2003;64:1425-36. [PMID: 12969162] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Lewis J, Agodoa L, Cheek D, Greene T, Middleton J, O'Connor D, et al. Comparison of cross-sectional renal function measurements in African Americans with hypertensive nephrosclerosis and of primary formulas to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Am J Kidney Dis. 2001;38:744-53. [PMID: 11576877] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Cockcroft DW, Gault MH. Prediction of creatinine clearance from serum creatinine. Nephron. 1976;16:31-41. [PMID: 1244564] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Turner ST, Reilly SL. Fallacy of indexing renal and systemic hemodynamic measurements for body surface area. Am J Physiol. 1995;268:R978-88. [PMID: 7733408] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From CHU Sart Tilman and CHU Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUsing 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 Yoram Maaravi , Michael Bursztyn , and Jochanan Stessman The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Andrew D. Rule and Fernando G. Cosio The New Mayo Clinic Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Marc C. Froissart , Jerome Rossert , and Pascal Houillier Metrics Cited byNuclear Imaging in the Genitourinary Tract: Recent Advances and Future Directions 19 April 2005Volume 142, Issue 8Page: 679-680KeywordsAdultsChronic kidney diseaseConflicts of interestCreatinineElderlyGlomerular filtration rateOverweightPopulation statistics ePublished: 19 April 2005 Issue Published: 19 April 2005 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...