Virga {nephro}

Virga's formula

Description

Virga's formula is based on serum creatinine, sex, age, and body weight.

Usage

Virga(creatinine, sex, age, wt)

Arguments

creatinine

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

sex

Numeric 0/1 vector: 0 for females, 1 for males

age

Numeric vector with age in years

wt

Numeric vector with weight in kg

Value

A numeric vector with eGFR values in ml/min/1.73 m^2

Author(s)

Cristian Pattaro

References

Virga G, et al. A new equation for estimating renal function using age, body weight and serum creatinine. Nephron Clin Pract 2007; 105: c43-53.

See Also

CG, MDRD4