TY  - JOUR
T1  - TOward more accurate detection and risk stratification of chronic kidney disease
AU  - Kalantar-Zadeh K, Amin AN
Y1  - 2012/05/09
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.4623
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1976
EP  - 1977
VL  - 307
IS  - 18
N2  - 
The term chronic kidney disease (CKD) was first proposed and systematically defined in 2002, and the 5 incremental stages for the degree of severity of CKD were described based on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (stage 1, ≥90; stage 2, 60-89; stage 3, 30-59; stage 4, 15-29; and stage 5, <15 mL/min/1.73 m2). Stage 1 is the least severe and stage 5 is classified as kidney failure.1- 2 The estimated GFR (calculated from the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD] Study equation)3 can be derived automatically from a single serum creatinine measurement, combined with the easily available age and sex data, plus a qualifying statement on race, and without a need for patient weight.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.4623
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.4623
ER  -