[
    {
        "id": "osp-1380",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Estimated Glomerular Filtration rate (eGFR): A Serum Creatinine-Based Test for the Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease and its Impact on Clinical Practice",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Jain",
                "given": "Anjly"
            },
            {
                "family": "Mikhailidis",
                "given": "Dimitri P."
            },
            {
                "family": "Nair",
                "given": "Devaki R."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/estimated-glomerular-filtration-rate-egfr-a-serum-creatinine-based-test-for-the-detection-of-chronic-kidney-disease-and-its-impact-on-clinical-practice-2",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2012
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2012.62",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "We read with interest the comprehensive review entitled \"Estimated Glomerular Filtration rate (eGFR): A Serum Creatinine-Based Test for the detection of Chronic Kidney Disease and its Impact on Clinical Practice\". We agree that the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is very high worldwide and that there is a need for a reliable eGFR equation for screening, diagnosis and management. A low eGFR is a predictor of vascular risk. South Asians have a greater risk for vascular disease and CKD. Therefore, it is essential to have an appropriate equation to calculate a valid eGFR for this ethnic group. We compared 6 different eGFR equations. Our preliminary analysis (unpublished results) shows that calculated mean values using the different equations ranged from 90 to 116 and 87 to 102 ml/min or ml/min/1.73 m2 in males and females, respectively. The prevalence of CKD using a cut off of"
    }
]