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01-06-2007 | Research Letter
Modified end-stage renal disease risk score for Chinese type 2 diabetic patients—the Hong Kong Diabetes Registry
Authors:
X. L. Yang, W. Y. So, A. P. S. Kong, C. S. Ho, C. W. K. Lam, M. H. L. Ng, R. R. Lyu, D. D. Yin, C. C. Chow, C. S. Cockram, P. C. Y. Tong, J. C. N. Chan
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Diabetologia
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Issue 6/2007
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Excerpt
Ma et al. [
1] recalibrated the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation for estimation of the GFR of Chinese individuals. It was reported that it is necessary for the GFR derived from the original MDRD equation to be multiplied by an adjusting coefficient of 1.233. This recalibration for Chinese individuals may have a significant effect on the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) risk score [
2]. If a GFR of 15 ml min
−1 1.73 m
−2 is used to define ESRD, patients with values between 12.17 and 15.00 ml min
−1 1.73 m
−2 estimated by the original MDRD equation will no longer meet the definition of ESRD by the Chinese recalibrated MDRD (C-MDRD) equation. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of the C-MDRD equation on the validity of the ESRD risk score for Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus [
2]. …
