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Assessment of adult formulas for glomerular filtration rate estimation in children

Chehade, Hassib ; Girardin, Eric ; Iglesias, Katia ; Ramseyer, Pascal ; Frey, Peter ; Bardy, Daniel ; Mosig, Dolores ; Cachat, Francois

In: Pediatric Nephrology, 2013, vol. 28, no. 1, p. 105-114

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    Titre
    • Assessment of adult formulas for glomerular filtration rate estimation in children
    Auteur
    • Chehade, Hassib. Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Girardin, Eric. Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Iglesias, Katia. Biostatistics Department, Social and Preventive Institute, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 17, 1005, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Ramseyer, Pascal. Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Frey, Peter. Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Bardy, Daniel. Central Chemistry Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Mosig, Dolores. Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Cachat, Francois. Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:316303
    Summary
    Background: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is an important diagnostic instrument in clinical practice. The National Kidney Foundation-Kidney Disease Quality Initiative (NKF-KDOQI) guidelines do not recommend using formulas developed for adults to estimate GFR in children; however, studies confirming these recommendations are scarce. The aim of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of the new Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula, the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula, and the Cockcroft-Gault formula in children with various stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods: A total of 550 inulin clearance (iGFR) measurements for 391 children were analyzed. The cohort was divided into three groups: group 1, with iGFR >90ml/min/1.73m2; group 2, with iGFR between 60 and 90 ml/min/1.73m2; group 3, with iGFR of <60 ml/min/1.73m2. Results: All formulas overestimate iGFR with a significant bias (p < 0.001), present poor accuracies, and have poor Spearman correlations. For an accuracy of 10%, only 11, 6, and 27% of the eGFRs are accurate when using the MDRD, CKD-EPI, and Cockcroft-Gault formulas, respectively. For an accuracy of 30%, these formulas do not reach the NKF-KDOQI guidelines for validation, with only 25, 20, and 70% of the eGFRs, respectively, being accurate. Conclusions: Based on our results, the performances of all of these formulas are unreliable for eGFR in children across all CKD stages and cannot therefore be applied in the pediatric population group