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Table 4 Characteristics of subjects aged 85 of the Leiden 85-Plus study

From: Performance of Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD, and CKD-EPI in estimating prevalence of renal function and predicting survival in the oldest old

 

n = 562

Female

377 (67)

Comorbid illness

398 (70)

Institutionalized

104 (18)

MMSE

26 (22–28)

Weight (kg)

69.5 (61.5–78.3)

Length (cm)

159 (154–166)

Body mass index (weigth/m2)

26.7 (24.2–29.9)

Body surface area (m2)*

1.72 (1.61–1.85)

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

92 (81–108)

Cockroft-Gault (ml/min)∫

43 (37–51)

      >60 ml/min

54 (10)

      30–60 ml/min

454 (83)

      <30 ml/min

42 (7)

MDRD (ml/min/1.73 m2)

58 (49–68)

      >60 ml/min/1.73 m2

254 (45)

      30–60 ml/min/1.73 m2

298 (53)

      <30 ml/min/1.73 m2

10 (2)

CKD-EPI (ml/min/1.73 m2)

53 (46–62)

      >60 ml/min/1.73 m2

179 (32)

      30–60 ml/min/1.73 m2

365 (65)

      <30 ml/min/1.73 m2

18 (3)

  1. Continuous parameters are presented as median (IQR).
  2. Categorial data are presented as number (%).
  3. *Body Surface Area = calculated by DuBois’s formula.
  4. ∫ in 12 subjects weight was not available to calculate Cockroft-Gault clearance.
  5. Abbreviations: MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, MDRD Modification of Diet in Renal Disease, CKD-EPI Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration clearance.
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