FAS.creat.cys {nephro}

FAS equation for creatinine and cystatin C

Description

Full age spectrum (FAS) GFR estimation based on serum creatinine and cystatin C

Usage

FAS.creat.cys(creatinine, cystatin, sex,age)

Arguments

creatinine

Numeric vector with serum or plasma creatinine values in mg/dl

cystatin

Numeric vector with serum or plasma cystatin C values in mg/l

sex

Numeric vector with 0 for females and 1 for males

age

Numeric vector with age in years

Value

The function returns a numeric vector with eGFR values in ml/min/1.73 m^2.

Author(s)

Janina Herold

References

Pottel, H., et al. An estimated glomerular filtration rate equation for the full age spectrum from serum creatinine and cystatin C. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2017; 32: 497-507.

See Also

FAS.cys