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Kidney function is underestimated in obese individuals when standard equations are applied. Laboratory‐reported estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) report glomerular filtration rates corrected for body surface area in mL/min per 1.73 m2 using modification of diet in renal disease or the chronic kidney disease‐Epidemiology Collaboration equations. This may result in premature discontinuation...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become an ‘epidemic’ worldwide, since the publication of K/DOQI guidelines in 2002. This classification indeed has raised the profile of CKD worldwide. However, despite limitations of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimating equations, the majority of this epidemic is caused by the large number of persons with stage 3 CKD, with many elderly individuals with...
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