CKD-EPI 2021 Cystatin-C eGFR (race-free)

The 2021 race-free CKD-EPI eGFR: cystatin-C alone, the combined creatinine + cystatin C estimate, and creatinine-only for comparison (Inker 2021).

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Example

Serum cystatin C
1.5 mg/L
Serum creatinine
1.1 mg/dL
Age
70 years
Sex
Female

Result: eGFRcys 40.6 mL/min/1.73m²; eGFRcr-cys 47.4 (combined); eGFRcr 54.1 (creatinine-only).

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What the result means

eGFRcys
Cystatin-C-only estimate; no race coefficient (Inker 2021).
eGFRcr-cys
Combined creatinine + cystatin C; the recommended confirmatory estimate near a decision threshold, shown beside the creatinine-only value.

What you enter

  • Serum cystatin C
  • Serum creatinine (for the combined estimate)
  • Age
  • Sex
How this is calculated

Inker LA, Eneanya ND, Coresh J, et al. New creatinine- and cystatin C-based equations to estimate GFR without race. N Engl J Med. 2021;385(19):1737-1749. Read the source ↗

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