Conclusions: Data support the threshold of 60 ml/min for CKD definition but suggest that eGFR in the range 60-74 ml/min could represent the early stages of CKD. This first set of results of the CKD Prognosis Consortium represents an important step in the evidence-based definition of CKD. Conclusions should be reevaluated with eGFR calculation by equations less biased for normal-high eGFR.
PMID: 22038337 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)