Toto et al developed equations for predicting the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for patients in the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) study. The authors are from multiple institutions in the United States.
Patient selection: African-Americans aged 18 to 70 years of age with a diastolic blood pressure >= 95 mm Hg
Parameters:
(1) gender
(2) age in years
(3) serum creatinine in mg/dL
(4) body weight in kilograms
(5) body mass index (BMI)
estimated GFR for a male in mL per min per 1.73 square m BSA =
