Can I use eGFR to predict whether or not an individual is hypertensive?
If possible, please share links of papers in this particular context.
Dear Khaja,
You to want predict the renal function in patients with hipertension?
Dear Reginaldo,
Not intended to predict renal function but want to predict whether they have hypertension or not.
Khaja,
the glomerular filtration estimative predicts the renal function rate and not if a individual have hipertension or not. In Brazil, we have guidelines for classification the hipertension, she us helps the predict hipertension in a population.
Link (Paper in Portuguese): http://publicacoes.cardiol.br/consenso/2010/Diretriz_hipertensao_associados.pdf
Khaja,
eGFR is an indirect measurement (index) of renal functions.You can’t use eGFR value to predict hypertension. The most commonly used formula is the “4-variable MDRD,” which estimates GFR using four variables: serum creatinine, age, ethnicity, and gender. It not depends on blood pressure.
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