Validation of the CKiD formulae to estimate GFR in children post renal transplant

Background The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) study reported new formulae to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The study reported here aimed to assess the accuracy of these formulae in estimating levels and changes in GFR in pediatric renal transplant recipients and generate a new formula in our cohort. Methods Two hundred and fifty-two studies of plasma disappearance of 125 I-iothalamate (C IO ) were used to measure GFR in 155 renal transplant recipients. The CKiD bedside formula (CKiD-BS) was compared with C IO . A mixed logistic regression model was fit to evaluate the performance of estimating change in posttransplant C IO using CKiD-BS. We used mixed-effects linear regression to fit a multiplicative model of C IO . The CKiD cystatin-C-based formula (CKiD-Cys) was also used for comparison in 32 additional transplant recipients. Comparisons were made using Bland–Altman plots. Results CKiD-BS underestimates C IO by 20 % for GFR >25 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 . Percentage change in CKiD-BS performed reasonably well in estimating 15 % change of C IO beginning 6 months posttransplant [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.791)] The multiplicative constant in the CKiD-BS was recalibrated [R-Bedside = 0.461 × ht(cm)/S Cr ).]A GFR model [GFR-M) = 10.73 × [(ht(cm)]0.51/(S Cr )0.90 × (BUN)0.23] has higher specificity but similar sensitivity for C IO compared with R-Bedside. CKiD-Cys overestimates C IO by 10 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 across a broad range of GFR. Conclusions In our cohort, the CKiD-BS underestimates C IO ; however, changes in CKiD-BS can be used to estimate changes in C IO . CKiD-Cys overestimates C IO and is not accurate in estimating C IO .