Table 4.

Reclassification of patients’ CKD stage when moving from a single test to the second of two eGFR measuresa

CKD stage at first testMDRD equation, n= 311CKD-EPI equation, n= 301
First, eGFR n= 311, nCKD stage at follow-up eGFRFirst eGFR, n= 301, n (%)CKD stage at follow-up eGFR
Normal urinary ACR, n= 121, n (%)Stage 1, n= 14, n (%)Stage 2, n= 85, n (%)Stage 3A, n= 77, n (%)Stage 3B, n= 14, n (%)Normal urinary ACR, n= 119, n (%)Stage 1, n= 4, n (%)Stage 2, n= 91, n (%)Stage 3A, n= 72, n (%)Stage 3B, n= 15, n (%)
Stage 14125 (61)10b (24)6 (15)0 (0)0 (0)1912 (63)4b (21)3 (16)0 (0)0 (0)
Stage 214256 (39)4 (3)70b (49)11 (8)1 (0)16671 (43)0 (0)83b (50)11 (7)1 (0)
Stage 3A11539 (34)0 (0)9 (8)63b (55)4 (3)10235 (34)0 (0)5 (5)58b (57)4 (4)
Stage 3B131 (7)0 (0)0 (0)3 (23)9b (69)13c1 (8)0 (0)0 (0)3 (23)9b (69)
  • a Percentages are presented across rows representing those reclassified after the second measure for each stage of CKD, and separately for MDRD and CKD-EPI.

  • b Numbers of patients for whom the CKD stage did not change.

  • c One patient was Stage 4 at the first test and stage 3B (100%) after the second test. ACR = albumin:creatinine ratio. CKD = chronic kidney disease. CKD-EPI = Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration. eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate. MDRD = Modification of Diet in Renal Disease.