Reference values for glomerular filtration rate in healthy Brazilian adults

BMC Nephrology

Sandra Pinho Silveiro²  Mirela Jobim de Azevedo²  Francisco Veríssimo Veronese¹  Letícia Schwerz Weinert³  Aline Bodanese Prates³  Ariana Aguiar Soares³ 

[1] Nephrology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil;Endocrinology Division, HCPA, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350 – Prédio 12, 4º andar Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS 90040-060, Brazil

关键词: Renal function;    Reference values;    Glomerular filtration rate;    Gender;    ⁵¹Cr-EDTA;    Aging;   

Others  :  1082984
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2369-14-54

 received in 2012-07-18, accepted in 2013-02-19,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the best index of renal function, but age, gender and ethnicity can putatively affect its values. The aim of this study was to establish reference values for GFR in healthy Brazilian subjects while taking these factors into account.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, GFR was measured by the ⁵¹Cr-EDTA single-injection method. GFR reference values were developed according to CLSI Guidelines for Defining, Establishing, and Verifying Reference Intervals in the Clinical Laboratory (CLSI C28 protocol).

Results

The age range of the 285 healthy individuals was 19 to 70 years, 57% were females, and GFR was 106 ± 18 mL/min/1.73 m². There was no difference between male and female GFRs (108 ± 18 vs. 104 ± 18 mL/min/1.73 m² respectively, P = 0.134), and reference values were therefore developed from the pooled sample. GFR values were lower in subjects aged ≥45 years as compared with those younger than 45 years (98 ± 15 vs.112 ± 18 mL/min/1.73 m², P < 0.001). Based on mean ± 2 SD, GFR reference values were 76 to 148 mL/min/1.73 m² for subjects younger than 45 years and 68 to 128 mL/min/1.73 m² for individuals older than 45 years, irrespective of gender.

Conclusion

The age-adjusted reference intervals reported may be reliably adopted to evaluate kidney function, since they are based on recommended standards.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Soares et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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