BACKGROUND: It is recommended that measurement of serum creatinine should be supplemented with a creatinine-based estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The influence of creatinine methodology on these estimates is not always appreciated. We have studied differences in creatinine methods and their influence on GFR estimation specifically in older people. METHODS: In all, 46 older patients (mean age 80 y, range 69-92 y) with predominantly mild or moderate kidney disease were studied. Serum creatinine was measured using a rate Jaffe method and two different enzymatic methods. Isotope dilution mass spectrometry served as the reference creatinine method. GFR was estimated using both the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) and Cockcroft and Gault formulae: a 51Cr-EDTA GFR estimation served as the reference GFR method. RESULTS: Both enzymatic methods produced creatinine results that were significantly different (P<0.001) from the reference method. The Jaffe method over- and underestimated creatinine at low and high concentrations, respectively. The most likely explanation for these differences relates to standardization of the assays. Irrespective of creatinine method, the Cockroft and Gault formula tended to underestimate GFR, and the MDRD formula to overestimate GFR. Use of the differing creatinine methods to estimate GFR produced predictable biases of the estimate, with mean GFR estimates varying by 14% across the creatinine methods. CONCLUSION: Estimates of GFR depend critically upon the accuracy and precision of the creatinine measurement used in their calculation.
BACKGROUND: It is recommended that measurement of serum creatinine should be supplemented with a creatinine-based estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The influence of creatinine methodology on these estimates is not always appreciated. We have studied differences in creatinine methods and their influence on GFR estimation specifically in older people. METHODS: In all, 46 older patients (mean age 80 y, range 69-92 y) with predominantly mild or moderate kidney disease were studied. Serum creatinine was measured using a rate Jaffe method and two different enzymatic methods. Isotope dilution mass spectrometry served as the reference creatinine method. GFR was estimated using both the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) and Cockcroft and Gault formulae: a 51Cr-EDTA GFR estimation served as the reference GFR method. RESULTS: Both enzymatic methods produced creatinine results that were significantly different (P<0.001) from the reference method. The Jaffe method over- and underestimated creatinine at low and high concentrations, respectively. The most likely explanation for these differences relates to standardization of the assays. Irrespective of creatinine method, the Cockroft and Gault formula tended to underestimate GFR, and the MDRD formula to overestimate GFR. Use of the differing creatinine methods to estimate GFR produced predictable biases of the estimate, with mean GFR estimates varying by 14% across the creatinine methods. CONCLUSION: Estimates of GFR depend critically upon the accuracy and precision of the creatinine measurement used in their calculation.
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