[New post] Several methods are provided to calculate eGFR. One accounts for age, weight, and height. If I use this one my eGFR is 88. The plain jane version with out those corrections results in 70. Obviously, I like the 88 result, but am I fooling myself? I would think accounting for age is important since GFR decreases 1% for each year past 40 and the correction version is more accurate. Moreover, the uncorrected equation is used to calculate an eGFR for a smallish young man and applying the average of 116 to a 76 yo man would be incorrect.

National Kidney Foundation posted: " The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is first of all an "estimation" and the normals are corrected for body surface area in terms that eGFR is corrected for a person with 1.73 meters squared. If you don't use the height and weight adjusted eGF" Ask the Doctor Several methods are provided to calculate eGFR. One accounts for age,  weight, and height. If I use this one my eGFR is 88. The plain jane version with out those corrections results in 70. Obviously, I like the 88 result, but am I fooling myself? I would think accounting for age is important since GFR decreases 1% for each year past 40 and the correction version  is more accurate. Moreover, the uncorrected equation is used to calculate an eGFR for a smallish young man and applying the average of 116 to a 76 yo man would be incorrect. National Kidney Foundation Jun 27 The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is first of all an "estimation" and the normals are corrected for body surface area in terms that eGFR is corrected for a person with 1.73 meters squared. If you don't use the height and weight adjusted eGFR then you just get the eGFR for a 1.72 meters squared […] Read more of this post Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Ask the Doctor. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://kidneyfoundation.wordpress.com/2022/06/27/several-methods-are-provided-to-calculate-egfr-one-accounts-for-age-weight-and-height-if-i-use-this-one-my-egfr-is-88-the-plain-jane-version-with-out-those-corrections-results-in-70-obviou/ Powered by WordPress.com