American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 993-1001, June 2009

Differential Estimation of CKD Using Creatinine- Versus Cystatin C–Based Estimating Equations by Category of Body Mass Index

  • Suma Vupputuri, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Suma Vupputuri, PhD, Research Investigator, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, 3495 Piedmont Rd, Bdg 10, Ste 205, Atlanta, GA 30305
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  • Caroline S. Fox, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Framingham Heart Study, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Framingham, MA
    • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Josef Coresh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Mark Woodward, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Paul Muntner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Received 20 August 2008; accepted 30 December 2008. published online 27 April 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.043 on April 27, 2009.

 Because the Editor-in-Chief recused himself from consideration of this manuscript, the Deputy Editor (Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS, Tufts Medical Center) served as Acting Editor-in-Chief. Details of the journal's procedures for potential editor conflicts are given in the Editorial Policies section of the AJKD website.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00426-0

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.043

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 993-1001, June 2009

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