Data are shown as mean±SD or the median (interquartile range). BMI: Body mass index. SP: Systolic blood pressure. DP: Diastolic blood pressure. MDRD: Modification of diet in renal disease. LDL: Low-de
Context and objective: In the estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), ethnicity is an important determinant. However, all existing equations have been built solely from Caucasian and Afro-Amer