Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate After Kidney Transplantation - the Formula MDRD, CKD-EPI or Cockroft-Gault?

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate After Kidney Transplantation - the Formula Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD), Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) or Cockroft-Gault?

The study included 300 patients who are post-kidney transplantation (> 3 months and <10 years). An analysis of body composition using bioelectrical impedance, calculated BMI and serum creatinine was determined. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated using the formula CKD-EPI, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) and Cockroft-Gault.

Inclusion Criteria:

• give voluntary consent to participate in the study
• functioning graft longer than 3 months to 10 years
• no clinical cardiovascular disease during the 6 months preceding entry
• stable graft function- glomerular filtration rate > 30 ml/min/1.73 m2, creatinine concentration <2.5 mg/dl

Exclusion Criteria:

• not meet the above criteria
• episode of illness (for example: infection)
• pregnancy