Is there an age cutoff to apply adult formulas for GFR estimation in children?

Details

Serval ID
serval:BIB_9125D73D0BF0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Is there an age cutoff to apply adult formulas for GFR estimation in children?
Journal
Journal of Nephrology
Author(s)
Azzi A., Cachat F., Faouzi M., Mosig D., Ramseyer P., Girardin E., Chehade H.
ISSN
1724-6059 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1121-8428
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
28
Number
1
Pages
59-66
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Estimation of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using a common formula for both adult and pediatric populations is challenging. Using inulin clearances (iGFRs), this study aims to investigate the existence of a precise age cutoff beyond which the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD), the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI), or the Cockroft-Gault (CG) formulas, can be applied with acceptable precision. Performance of the new Schwartz formula according to age is also evaluated.
METHOD: We compared 503 iGFRs for 503 children aged between 33 months and 18 years to eGFRs. To define the most precise age cutoff value for each formula, a circular binary segmentation method analyzing the formulas' bias values according to the children's ages was performed. Bias was defined by the difference between iGFRs and eGFRs. To validate the identified cutoff, 30% accuracy was calculated.
RESULTS: For MDRD, CKD-EPI and CG, the best age cutoff was ≥14.3, ≥14.2 and ≤10.8 years, respectively. The lowest mean bias and highest accuracy were -17.11 and 64.7% for MDRD, 27.4 and 51% for CKD-EPI, and 8.31 and 77.2% for CG. The Schwartz formula showed the best performance below the age of 10.9 years.
CONCLUSION: For the MDRD and CKD-EPI formulas, the mean bias values decreased with increasing child age and these formulas were more accurate beyond an age cutoff of 14.3 and 14.2 years, respectively. For the CG and Schwartz formulas, the lowest mean bias values and the best accuracies were below an age cutoff of 10.8 and 10.9 years, respectively. Nevertheless, the accuracies of the formulas were still below the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative target to be validated in these age groups and, therefore, none of these formulas can be used to estimate GFR in children and adolescent populations.
Keywords
Adolescent, Age Factors, Bias (Epidemiology), Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Inulin/blood, Inulin/urine, Male, Mathematical Concepts, Models, Statistical
Pubmed
Web of science
Create date
28/04/2015 17:25
Last modification date
20/08/2019 14:54
Usage data