The CKD-EPI Equation and MDRD Study Equation Find Similar Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Asian Populations

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Letters15 December 2009The CKD-EPI Equation and MDRD Study Equation Find Similar Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Asian PopulationsCharumathi Sabanayagam, MD, MMed, Tien Y. Wong, MD, PhD, and E. Shyong Tai, MBChBCharumathi Sabanayagam, MD, MMedFrom Singapore Eye Research Institute, National Institute of Singapore, Singapore, 168751, Singapore.Search for more papers by this author, Tien Y. Wong, MD, PhDFrom Singapore Eye Research Institute, National Institute of Singapore, Singapore, 168751, Singapore.Search for more papers by this author, and E. Shyong Tai, MBChBFrom Singapore Eye Research Institute, National Institute of Singapore, Singapore, 168751, Singapore.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-12-200912150-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Levey and colleagues (1) presented a new equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR), the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI), and compared the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the U.S. population estimated by the new equation with the prevalence estimated by the MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) Study equation. The authors reported that the new CKD-EPI equation gives a lower estimated prevalence of CKD than the MDRD Study equation and suggested testing this new equation in other ethnic groups. Recent studies in Asian populations show that the epidemiologic pattern and the relative ...